# The UK government says it will not be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after US president Donald Trump said the US Navy would be blockading the critical shipping route, and also interdicting every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran. The UK says it is urgently working with France and other partners to put together a wide coalition to protect freedom of navigation. It adds that the reopening of the Strait is urgently needed to support the global economy.
UK says it won’t be involved in the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz