UK, France Convene Fresh Hormuz Summit on Re-Opening Planning

The UK and France will hold a fresh summit of military planners to discuss how the Strait of Hormuz can be kept open, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron continue a diplomatic push to restore free transit through the vital shipping route.

Planners from more than 30 countries will participate in the talks in a two-day conference in north London, which will “advance military plans to reopen the Strait, as soon as conditions permit, following a sustainable ceasefire agreement,” the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said in a statement.