UK and France host summit on strait of Hormuz as depleted British fleet limits role (opens in new tab)

Royal Navy has few mine-hunting ships to deploy as world leaders discuss how to safeguard shippingThe UK will co-host an international summit of more than 40 nations this week to discuss how to safeguard shipping through the strait of Hormuz when the Iran conflict finally comes to an end.Keir Starmer has said the continuing closure of the waterway is “deeply damaging” and that getting global shipping moving is crucial to ease cost of living pressures. Continue reading...