US EditionMacron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Leaders will weigh a defensive multinational mission as the strait remains closed, with about 40 countries expected on the call, officials said.
- On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-hosted a virtual summit with nearly 40 nations to discuss restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz once the regional conflict ends.
- Iran effectively closed the vital shipping lane on February 28 following US-Israeli strikes, prompting President Donald Trump to impose a retaliatory blockade while berating allies for failing to join his military campaign.
- Organizers plan a "strictly defensive" multinational mission as a "third way" between US maximum pressure and war, though the Elysee confirmed that neither Iran, Israel, nor the United States will participate.
- Following the summit, a multinational military planning meeting is scheduled for next week at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood to outline preparations for a combined defensive effort.
- Starmer declared reopening the strait a "global responsibility," as leaders address the blockade's economic impact on energy prices and the safety of more than 20,000 seafarers trapped aboard vessels.
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Emmanuel Macron welcomed Keir Starmer to the Elysée on Friday before a video conference summit with some thirty "non-belligerent" volunteers for a mission to secure the Strait of Ormuz, once the fragile Iranian-American ceasefire was consolidated.
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France and the UK are convening a high-level international summit on April 17 to push for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil artery that has been effectively shut since late February amid the Iran war. The meeting in Paris, co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, brings together representatives from roughly 40 countries. Washington will not be part of the initiative, which …
France, UK hosting summit on securing Strait of Hormuz
The leaders of France and the UK will host an international summit to push forward plans to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Dozens of countries — but not, notably, the US — will be represented at the Paris meeting; President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to push for mine-clearance operations and other “purely defensive” means of protecting commercial shipping. The situation is urgent: The US and Iranian blockades are …
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