Britain Announced The Convening Of A Coalition Of 35 Countries To Unblock The Strait Of Hormuz

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Britain will hold talks this week involving 35 countries on forming a coalition to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting of foreign ministers will discuss ways to "ensure the availability and security of the strait once hostilities cease," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. The military will also meet to discuss naval options.

There are talks involving France, the Netherlands and Gulf states, among others, on what resources for the coalition could be made available, four officials with knowledge of the discussions told Financial Times. They said measures such as military escorts for commercial ships, demining the strait and other operations to protect against possible Iranian attacks are being considered.

The current initiative is "very similar to the coalition of the willing" that was set up to secure Ukraine, a Belgian foreign ministry official said. So far, European countries have rejected Donald Trump's calls to send their navies to the Strait of Hormuz, unwilling, diplomats said, to help him solve a problem he created himself. But the scale of the growing energy crisis, as well as Trump's repeated accusations against NATO allies, has forced them to reconsider their position and begin preparations to unblock the strait, the FT sources explained.

But the coalition, they said, would not operate under a NATO mission and would include non-members of the alliance.

One of its active members is preparing to become the United Arab Emirates. They are persuading the US, European and Asian countries to join forces to unblock the Strait of Hormuz by force.

The UAE and Bahrain are also trying to get a resolution through the UN Security Council that would give the coalition a mandate for such action.

According to two FT sources, the formation of a naval coalition is hampered by differences in the composition of forces and means: for example, some countries have offered to provide minesweepers, but not frigates to cover them.

The UK-organized talks will assess "all possible diplomatic and political measures we can take to restore free navigation, ensure the safety of stranded ships and sailors, and resume the transport of vital supplies," Starmer said.

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