Hegseth Pushes UK Counterpart to Host Hormuz Summit Next Week
Hegseth urged Britain to host a summit with allies as the United States presses for help reopening the strategic waterway.
- On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed Britain's defense secretary Wes Streeting to host a multinational summit on protecting maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, indicating he would attend the proposed meeting.
- With Tehran holding out after nearly two weeks of sustained strikes, Trump administration officials have escalated pressure to reopen the waterway, which was shut after U.S. and Israeli operations in late February and closed again as violence surged.
- Britain and other European allies have long conditioned naval participation on a lasting ceasefire, and many nations have balked at involvement, concerned it would deepen their role in a conflict they opposed.
- Axios first reported the potential summit proposal, with sources confirming Hegseth's willingness to attend, though The Pentagon declined to comment and no final decision has been made.
- Britain's policy shift from opposing U.S. base use under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer to approving defensive strikes under current leader Andy Burnham positions London as a potential summit host amid broader allied hesitation.
23 Articles
23 Articles
The United States and the United Kingdom intend to hold a meeting in London next week to establish a possible international coalition to protect maritime traffic through the Ormuz Strait, on the basis of the resumption of hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
The meeting would bring together ministers of defense and senior military officers from several Western countries to discuss the issue of the Strait of Ormuz
Hegseth Pushes UK Counterpart to Host Hormuz Summit Next Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed his UK counterpart to host a summit with other nations on protecting maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as pressure builds on President Donald Trump to reopen a waterway shuttered by the war with Iran.
U.S. and UK Push to Hold International Conference on Protecting Civilian Vessels in Hormuz Next Week
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = The United States and the United Kingdom will hold a high-level meeting next week to establish a multinational coalition to ensure the safety of commercial navigation in the Strait of Hormuz ...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
