Macron, Starmer Tout Plan to Open Up Hormuz to Shipping

Emmanuel Macron 

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France and the UK are convening a summit aimed at restoring free transit through Hormuz, even as their US ally places a fresh blockade on the strait.

“We are not getting involved in the proposal to blockade the strait, on the contrary, we’re working with other countries to try and get the strait open and fully open for free, navigation” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an address to parliament on Monday.