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France, UK to Lead Multinational Hormuz Mission
Starmer said the force will be strictly defensive, with over a dozen countries offering assets to protect shipping and clear mines.
- On Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a joint multinational mission to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing it will be "strictly peaceful and defensive."
- Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels following a ceasefire, after previous blockades impacted 20 percent of global oil; summit participants urged a "full, unconditional reopening by all the parties."
- RFA Lyme Bay is being readied for potential deployment to Duqm, Oman, to support minehunting operations, with the Royal Navy vessel potentially serving as a mothership for autonomous countermeasures systems following inspections in Gibraltar.
- Over a dozen countries have offered to contribute assets; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called US participation "desirable," while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emphasized the force must await a "cessation of hostilities" before deploying.
- Planning conferences next week will determine if the UK deploys warships to the Gulf, as President Donald Trump urged European nations to "stay away" from the region, complicating international efforts to secure the vital waterway.
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Paris and London lead the dances of the summit. Starmer: "We will move to a definitive ceasefire" (Melons: "Pure Roma" is ready to send ships, but we need the "L'Aula" (Aula) " (Aula) "While Donald Trump continues to polemic with the European allies, the axis between Paris and London is increasingly strengthened here in the Atlantic, with the Old Continent moving accordingly. Read more
Great Britain and France, together with Germany and Italy, want to lead a multinational mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormus. This was announced by the leaders of the four countries at a conference in Paris. British Prime Minister Starmer stressed that the operation should be strictly peaceful and defensive in order to support mine clearance.
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France and the United Kingdom (UK) said on Friday they would lead an international mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the force would be exclusively defensive in nature and would only be deployed once a deal for lasting peace in the region is reached.
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