Starmer and Macron to carry summit in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s blockade

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris this week to continue efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

International leaders will gather on Friday in an effort to come up with a plan to ensure the vital trading route can remain open to shipping amid Donald Trump’s blockade on it.

The prime minister has made efforts to reopen the Strait a priority, after its closure prompted oil prices around the globe to soar.

A Downing Street spokesman said: “The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends.”

Mr Macron has previously said the countries participating in the initiative would work on a “strictly defensive mission, separate from the warring parties to the conflict” which “is intended to be deployed as soon as circumstances permit”.

In Westminster, a new Cabinet committee has been established to deal with the fallout from the Iran conflict.

The Middle East Response Committee was having its first meeting on Tuesday to consider the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping route vital for global oil and gas supplies.

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Source: independent.co.uk