UK gathers countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Thirty-five countries are set to meet Thursday to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This vital shipping route has been shut to most traffic by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the virtual meeting will…
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Thirty-five countries are set to meet Thursday to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This vital shipping route has been shut to most traffic by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the virtual meeting will…
LONDON (AP) Almost three dozen countries will meet Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by …
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