London is stepping forward to organize a virtual international summit this Thursday, launching a diplomatic push to build a global coalition aimed at compelling Iran to reopen the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz. The initiative comes in the wake of former US President Donald Trump’s controversial declaration that Washington would not assist European allies in reopening the waterway, telling the UK and other nations they must handle the task independently to secure their own oil supplies.
UAE and Bahrain only Middle East states joining UK coalition to pressure Iran over Hormuz
