Can Starmer’s 40-nation coalition open the Strait of Hormuz?
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“About 20 percent of global oil and gas passes through the Gulf waterway.”
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“Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues,”
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“The US and Israel launched the war on Iran with strikes on Tehran on February 28.”
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“Its blockade has sent global oil prices soaring above $100 per barrel – a jump of roughly 40 percent from before the war”
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“Malaysia ordered all civil servants to work from home in a bid to conserve energy.”
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“The US is not taking part in these talks, after Trump said this week that it was not its responsibility to reopen the strait.”
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“UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is chairing a video conference meeting of more than 40 countries”
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“France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia and the United Arab Emirates are among them.”
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“European nations had initially refused to get involved in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, fearing they would be dragged into the war.”
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“EU nations have decided to join the UK’s coalition to reopen the strait”
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“Iran has blocked it to shipping since the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran with strikes on Tehran on February 28.”
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“Any plan to reopen the strait will also include ensuring the maritime waterway is free of landmines”
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“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has already begun operating a “toll booth” system to control vessel traffic through the strait.”
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“Iran’s parliament is seeking to pass legislation to collect tolls from ships transiting the strait.”
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“Starmer acknowledged that reopening the strait “will not be easy”.”
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“Iran has demanded international recognition of its right to exercise authority over the Strait of Hormuz as one of its conditions for calling a ceasefire.”
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“Iran has allowed only a handful of vessels from countries it deems “friendly” to pass through the strait since early March – mostly those flying flags of India, Pakistan, Malaysia and China.”
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“Trump told European countries to “go get your own oil“.”
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