UK Will Not Join U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Starmer Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K.’s diplomatic efforts are directed at keeping the vital waterway “open, not shut.”

By Michael D. Shear

Trump's threat to blockade Strait of Hormuz leaves more questions than answers

Doubts linger over whether the US can actually filter access to the strait, even as Washington claims that two of its destroyers have already managed to break through the Iranian blockade.

Would a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz be legal? An international law expert explains

The freedom of navigation through international straits is one of the core principles of international law, Donald Rothwell writes

By Donald Rothwell

UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re not supporting the blockade,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live, adding that it was vital to get the Strait reopened. “It is, […]

UK will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, PM Starmer says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war and was not supporting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Starmer said it was vital to get the Strait reopened. “It is, in my view, vital that […]

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