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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference to update on the latest situation in the Middle East and how the government is supporting families at home at 10 Downing Street in London on April 1, 2026. — AFP pic
LONDON, April 1 — Britain will this week hold a meeting of about 35 countries to discuss how to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz which has been crippled by the Middle East war, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host the discussions, Starmer told reporters during a Downing Street press conference, without specifying the day of the talks.
The meeting will “assess all viable diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers and resume the movement of vital commodities”, Starmer said.
“Following that meeting, we will also convene our military planners to look at how we can marshal our capabilities and make the strait accessible and safe after the fighting has stopped,” he added.
The discussions will include countries who recently signed a statement saying they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz”, Starmer said.
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands are among those to have signed it.
Iran has virtually closed the vital strait since the US-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28, causing global oil and gas prices to soar.
A fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the strait in peacetime.
“I do have to level with people on this. This (reopening) will not be easy,” Starmer said.
The UK leader also backed Nato following renewed criticism of the eight-decade-old alliance by US President Donald Trump.
“Nato is the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen, and it has kept us safe for many decades, and we are fully committed to Nato,” Starmer said.
Trump told Britain’s Telegraph newspaper in an article published Wednesday that Nato was a “paper tiger”.
Asked whether he would reconsider US membership, he replied: “Oh yes, I would say (it’s) beyond reconsideration,” the paper reported.
Last month, Trump told the Financial Times that it would be “very bad for the future of Nato” if members fail to help reopen the vital waterway.
On Tuesday, he said that countries which have not joined the war but are struggling with fuel shortages should “go get your own oil” in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the US would not help them. — AFP
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