LONDON: Britain and France will lead military discussions this week with roughly 30 other nations to establish a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a UK defense official said on Wednesday.
Last week, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands stated that they were prepared “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. This statement was later supported by 24 additional countries.
Analysts expect a further military-to-military meeting of the chiefs of defence staff of the wider group that has now signed … later this week, according to the source. Richard Knighton, the chief of the military staff of the British armed forces, presided over a conference of the initial six countries plus Canada on Sunday, according to The Times.
We recognize that we have a role to play in bringing together this coalition and helping to lead the rest of the world to develop a plan to ensure that we can reopen the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible,” according to the official.
According to the Times, the UK has offered to host a subsequent conference at the southern naval port of Portsmouth or London to finalize plans and form a coalition to ensure the waterway can be reopened “as soon as the conditions are right.
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