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Macron 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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England, France lead ‘strictly defensive’ global summit on Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom and France gathered more than 50 countries in Paris on Friday for a discussion focused on joint efforts to secure free trade through the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired the panel. The discussion included representatives from 51 countries, with around 30 to 40…
Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The leaders of France and the U.K. will gather dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Emmanuel Macron was at the initiative of a summit on Friday 17 April to set up a mission to secure navigation in the Strait of Ormuz with some 50 voluntary countries.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, announced this Friday the launch of a naval mission with a “neutral” character that “accompanys and protects” the merchant ships that transit through the Persian Gulf, in the middle of the diplomatic process of a number of allies to contribute to the free navigation through the Ormuz pass.
Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer join their voices in Paris for an independent defensive mission to the Strait of Ormuz. About 40 countries commit to protecting navigation after the temporary reopening...
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