Macron wants alliance meeting over Strait of Hormuz

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Macron plans allied conference for Hormuz mission

US President Donald Trump wants to block the Strait of Hormuz. Iran-related oil tankers then leave the Gulf. All developments in the news blog.

Two Iran-linked oil tankers are leaving the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a planned U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is evident from shipping data from Kpler and LSEG. The tanker “Auroura” is loaded with Iranian oil products, while the “New Future” has diesel on board from the port of Hamrija in the United Arab Emirates, Kpler data shows.

The Israeli army says it will take full operational control of the southern Lebanese city of Bint Jubail within days. The ability of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia to attack northern Israel from there is limited, an Israeli military official said. “Only a small number of terrorists remain in the Bint Jubail area,” it said. The military also killed extremists as they left the local hospital and found numerous rocket launchers and weapons.

France and Great Britain want to hold a conference in the coming days for a possible mission in the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Macron recently spoke of a dozen countries that wanted to take part in such an initiative. France did not initially say who exactly would be at the conference or when it would take place.

According to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Great Britain will not allow itself to be drawn into the Iran war. His country will not support a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, says Starmer on BBC Radio 5 Live. It is crucial to reopen the strait. “I think it’s critical that we open the Strait and open it fully, and that’s what we’ve focused all our efforts on over the last few weeks and that’s what we’re going to continue to do,” Starmer said.