Svmuu News According to informed sources, the UK will not participate in the US blockade operation of the Strait of Hormuz. Last night, the US President claimed that after US-Iran peace talks failed to achieve a breakthrough, the US Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz. The US will deploy more minesweepers to the strait, and countries including NATO and the UK are also dispatching minesweepers.
A UK government spokesperson stated that the UK continues to support freedom of navigation and the openness of the Strait of Hormuz, which is crucial for supporting the global economy and alleviating domestic cost-of-living pressures, and that navigation through the strait must not be subject to tolls. The UK is working with France and other partners to form a coalition to protect freedom of navigation.