UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official

UK to host talks on mission to reopen Hormuz, says official Britain and France will chair military talks this week involving around 30 nations to form a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a UK defence official has told AFP. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said last week they were ready "to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz". A further 24 countries then endorsed this statement.