News Summary
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- Britain will host a virtual conference of 30 nations today to discuss re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Strait of Hormuz has been completely affected by the continuous attacks on commercial vessels by the Iranian military.
- Although the US will not participate in the conference, President Trump has challenged other countries to open the strait themselves.
Britain is hosting a virtual conference of 30 nations on Thursday to discuss re-opening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supplies.
As Iran’s war with the US and Israel escalated, the Iranian military’s continued attacks on commercial shipping have disrupted this vital sea route.
The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Kapoor, will discuss diplomatic and political steps to secure the Straits. However, the US will not participate in this important meeting.
US President Donald Trump, in a controversial statement on Wednesday, challenged other countries to ‘must be slow’ and open the Straits themselves.
At the conference, nations including France, Germany, Japan and Australia are expected to jointly call on the Iranian military to stop attacks on commercial vessels.