OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundLondon, United Kingdom
About 40 countries in UK-led talks demand immediate reopening of Hormuz
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- 3:28 PM in London
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- London, United Kingdom
Diplomats from some 40 countries joined a virtual meeting chaired by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, which ended with partners calling for "the immediate and unconditional reopening" of the Strait of Hormuz; Cooper accused Iran of trying to "hold the global economy hostage." The United States did not attend after Trump said securing the waterway was not America's job.
Why it matters
The talks focused on political and diplomatic rather than military means, leaving no agreed plan to force the strait open while Gulf states pursued a UN Security Council resolution.
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