Britain to Host Summit on Managing the Strait of Hormuz
About 35 countries will join Britain’s virtual talks as Iran’s closure of the route drives up oil and gas prices and threatens global shipping.
- Britain will host a virtual summit with 35 countries, including Australia but excluding the United States, to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Middle East war, as announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- The Strait of Hormuz has been closed by Iran since the war began, significantly affecting about one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies and causing global energy prices to rise.
- US Vice President JD Vance has been engaging intermediaries about ending the Iran war, and President Donald Trump has indicated openness to a ceasefire contingent on US conditions; however, Iran denies requesting a ceasefire as Trump claimed and asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Yvette Cooper to host talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz
The diplomatic initiative is understood to include 35 countries such as France, Germany and some Gulf nations.
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Starmer to host 35-nation talks on Strait of Hormuz – without US
With President Donald Trump lambasting European allies over their reluctance to be dragged into his war against Iran and reportedly mulling leaving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday that Britain will host talks involving 35 nations – but not the US – on reopening the Strait of Hormuz via diplomacy. Starmer said the talks, a […] The post Starmer to host 35-nation talks on Strait of Hormuz –…
A coalition of U.S. allies is preparing a diplomatic offensive to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weigh possible sanctions against Tehran if the sea lane remains closed. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will chair Thursday a virtual meeting with her counterparts from some 35 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, to discuss a plan to restore freedom of navigation in the Stra…
The United Kingdom will organize tomorrow a meeting of more than thirty countries willing to mobilize to restore the safety of maritime transport in the Strait of Ormuz, greatly disturbed by the war in the Middle East, reported the AFP. "The United Kingdom has already gathered 35 nations around our declaration of intention to act united for maritime security in the Gulf," announced today British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. This meeting by video…
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