Starmer says UK will not be part of US blockade, insisting focus is on opening Strait of Hormuzrevealed at 11:14 BST
Image supply, AFPStarmer has mentioned the UK will not be part of the US in imposing their blockade of Iranian ports, and says as an alternative his focus is on working with allies to get the strait totally open.
This week the UK and France will co-host a summit which Starmer says will “advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends”.
Starmer, who has just lately returned from a go to to the Gulf area, mentioned he had been working with allies to “keep the strait open, not shut”.
UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will proceed working within the area however British naval ships and troopers will not be used to block Iranian ports.
Around one-fifth of world oil and liquefied pure gasoline shipments cross by means of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran successfully reducing off the waterway since US-Israeli strikes started on 28 February.
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