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lead defensive mission in Strait of Hormuz The UK and France will lead a multinational
Hormuz mission:** France and Britain will lead a multinational effort to safeguard freedom of navigation in the Strait
Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s traded oil transited prior to the war. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are leading a multinational mission
lead a multinational mission to protect commercial shipping](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjz819vmgo) routes in the Strait of Hormuz
mission to secure the Hormuz Strait with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, with about 30 to 40 countries participating in person or by video conference. On the sidelines, Starmer cautiously welcomed news
Strait of Hormuz, naming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a partner who prodded the US president to suspend the military mission in the waterway. Pakistan, Sharif wrote on social media
strait of Hormuz”. “Australia stands ready to support an independent and strictly defensive multinational military mission, led by the United Kingdom and France, once it is established,” Marles said. “Our intention is to contribute Australia
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) after the conflict, including sending mine - clearing and other military vessels, the Wall Street Journal reported. French president Emmanuel Macron said the plan is for an international defensive mission
mission" to secure the strait, the MoD said. It added that another British ship, the RFA Lyme Bay, continues to be upgraded by with new equipment, if required for operations in the strait. The announcement
Strait of Hormuz. RAF planes have also taken part in missions to shoot down Iranian drones. But Starmer insists that greater involvement in the war and the current US blockade of Iran's ports
mission was being put on hold "for a short period of time". His decision came on the same day his defence secretary had declared the US was "leading with strength, clarity and purpose
strait of Hormuz – apparently offended by Trump’s declaration of victory in a [series of triumphalist social media posts](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/trump-claims-victory-iran-war-analysis). Amid fears that fighting was about to resume after a two-week pause
mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade,” Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, said in a statement. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar Atas, reporting from
lead the U.S. delegation for a second round of peace talks with Iran ahead of the expiration of a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday. [
mission aimed at opening the strategic waterway. On Friday US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers that attempted to violate the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the US military said. Despite
leading military power. Merz sparked controversy last week when he said Washington had been “[humiliated](/news/2026/4/27/iran-very-skilful-as-us-humiliated-says-german-chancellor)” by its failure to reach a deal with Tehran and accused Trump of having “no strategy.” The remarks triggered
lead to negotiations toward a long term solution. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is credited for mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward