UK Not Supporting Trump’s Planned Hormuz Blockade, Starmer Says

The UK will not take part in the proposed US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, setting up yet another point of contention between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.

“We’re not supporting the blockade,” Starmer told BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday. He said Britain’s diplomatic and political efforts, as well as its military capability — were all “focused from our point of view on getting the straits fully open.”