- Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK and France will lead a multinational mission to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The mission, to be launched 'as soon as conditions allow', will be strictly peaceful and defensive.
- Its primary goals are to reassure commercial shipping and support mine clearance operations in the strait.
- All nations with an interest in global trade are invited to join, with several already offering contributions.
- A military planning conference will take place in London next week to provide further details on the mission's composition.
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