Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said “we are not supporting the blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz announced by US President Donald Trump – this is a breaking news story
Sir Keir Starmer said “we are not supporting the blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz announced by US President Donald Trump and the UK is “not getting dragged in” to the Iran war.
The blockade could compound economic pain for Britons with higher petrol costs. The president threatened stop tankers from entering or leaving the key oil and gas shipping lane, a move that is expected to further drive up oil prices when markets open, after they have already risen as a result of Iran’s grip on the strait in retaliation for the US-Israel war against it.
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