UK Allies Plan to Safeguard Strait of Hormuz Amid Tensions
UK working with allies on strategy to reopen critical Strait of Hormuz shipping channel after Trump urges countries to send warships for protection.
The UK government has announced it is working alongside international allies to develop a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel that has become the center of rising tensions in the region. This comes after President Trump publicly called on the UK and other countries to send naval vessels to the area to help protect commercial ships passing through the waterway.
The Strait of Hormuz, located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is a critical global trade route, with an estimated 21 million barrels of oil passing through it each day. However, the channel has become increasingly volatile in recent months, with a series of attacks on oil tankers raising concerns about the safety of commercial shipping.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the UK Prime Minister's office said the government is
Source: BBC News
