The UK and France will on Tuesday (May 12) host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said.<\/p>\n
The announcement came hours after Iran warned London and Paris against sending warships to the region.<\/p>\n
“The Defence Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission’s first Defence Minister’s meeting,” a British defence ministry statement said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The virtual meeting follows a two-day gathering in London in April of military planners who thrashed out the practicalities of a multinational mission led by the UK and France to protect navigation in the key waterway following a sustainable ceasefire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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