Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris this week aimed at continuing efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
International leaders are expected to gather on Friday in an effort to develop a coordinated plan to ensure that this vital shipping route remains open to maritime traffic, following threats linked to former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a potential blockade.
A Downing Street spokesperson said the summit will advance work toward a coordinated, independent, and multinational plan to protect international shipping after the conflict ends.
President Macron previously stated that participating countries would work on a “strictly defensive mission, separate from the parties to the conflict,” which would be deployed once conditions allow.
Meanwhile, a new government committee has been established in Westminster to address the consequences of the ongoing Iran-related conflict.
