France and UK to Lead Multinational Video Summit on Strait of Hormuz Security

France and Britain will co-host a video conference on Friday to plan a purely defensive mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz. President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer will co-chair the meeting to discuss restoring freedom of navigation once security conditions allow. A spokesman from the UK prime minister’s office said the summit aims to build a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping after the conflict ends. The push follows US-Israeli strikes on Iran that halted traffic through the strait and disrupted a key route for global oil and gas. One forum member argued that these European powers have grown weak and risk being overshadowed by emerging states unless they restore their global influence.

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