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military mission to secure the Hormuz Strait with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday
Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets Australia will send a hi-tech military plane to join an international mission
Hormuz if US blockade continues **Britain will make “a wide-ranging military contribution” to an international mission
mission” in the Strait of Hormuz is “out of the question for Germany”. “Any military
mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said. - **Global condemnation
Hormuz, naming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a partner who prodded the US president to suspend the military mission
military operation to guide ships out of the strait of Hormuz,** dubbed “Project Freedom”. Trump said the decision to pause the mission
Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) war comes to an end. The UK military
military planners from over 30 countries for two days of talks starting Wednesday on a multinational mission led by the UK and France to protect navigation in the strait of Hormuz
military last month to undertake the “secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz. “As is clear to everyone, this never happened,” [Crosetto told Ansa](https://www.ansa.it/amp/sito/notizie/mondo/2026/04/30/trump-litalia-non-e-stata-daiuto-probabile-il-ritiro-delle-truppe-usa_c581e430-b0b5-44de-b492-27d302f656ac.html). “We have also made ourselves available for a mission to protect shipping. This was greatly appreciated by the American military
military has since last month undertaken a "secret mission" to sneak oil shipments past Iran's forces in the Strait of Hormuz
military has since last month undertaken a "secret mission" to sneak oil shipments past Iran's forces in the Strait of Hormuz
Military planners from more than 30 countries are meeting at a Royal Air Force base north of London to put together a multinational mission to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz
military - making it the first publicly known instance of an unmanned vessel being used to conduct a rescue mission. President Donald Trump said the apache helicopter was shot down by Iran near the Strait
mission called Project Freedom to help [navigate](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) stranded ships through the [Strait of Hormuz](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/3/iran-lawmaker-says-strait-of-hormuz-will-not-return-to-pre%E2%80%91war-state), which remains under a de facto Iranian blockade. The operation will start on Monday
missions, including against Iranian missile launchers and anything used to target shipping in the strait of Hormuz. Trump, however, repeatedly complained about the lack of military
Hormuz. The mission is to be led by Britain and France, which have previously emphasised it would be separate from the US war deployment in the region. - The US military
military bases ahead of launching attacks on Iran in February. The UK has now allowed the US to use bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the effectively blocked Strait of Hormuz. RAF planes
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