Sweden Open to NATO Role in Securing Strait of Hormuz Shipping Route

Iran Herald · May 22, 2026 Politics

Sweden has said it is open to discussions about a possible NATO role in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route, according to Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. In comments to POLITICO ahead of a NATO foreign ministers? meeting, Stenergard stressed that keeping the waterway open is a strategic priority for Europe.

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