UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz
The mission is designed to escort shipping and restore trade flows once fighting stops, with more than 40 nations set to outline contributions.
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned Britain and France on Sunday that any warships joining a US-led mission in the Strait of Hormuz would meet "a decisive and immediate response."
- Defence Secretary John Healey and French Minister Catherine Vautrin will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations on Tuesday to finalize practical military plans for securing the Strait of Hormuz.
- Gharibabadi dismissed the deployment of "extra-regional destroyers" as an escalation, asserting that "only the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish security in this strait."
- French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France never envisaged a unilateral naval deployment, instead seeking a security mission "coordinated with Iran" to ensure ships pass through the strategic waterway.
- Amid a surge in drone activity, maritime tensions have intensified following recent attacks on commercial vessels near Qatar and interceptions by the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
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French and British warships on their way to the Strait of Hormuz: Iran threatens retaliation ISTANBUL France and Britain have both emphasized that the mission is about escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz...
“A deployment was never contemplated, but we are prepared,” said the French president at the joint press conference with his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, referring to reports of a potential Franco-British military presence in the Strait of Ormuz.
More than 40 nations must meet next Tuesday, while the tension scale after Trump calls Iran's proposal "unacceptable." Oil price rises 4% this morning.
Together with the United Kingdom, France has brought together 50 countries and international organisations to secure the resumption of shipping, and President Macron counters – in consultation with the Iranian Government.
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