Global 40-Nation Alliance Mobilizes to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

More than 40 countries convened a virtual summit led by the United Kingdom to coordinate a response to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Iran's blockade was holding the world economy hostage.

ABC News

Notably, the United States did not participate in the meeting.

The UK announced it would convene military planners to explore viable options for making the strait safe.

The Foreign Policy Research Institute warned these options are fraught with risk.

Al Jazeera

Iran's control of the strait may determine the outcome of the conflict.

The blockade has sent oil prices soaring.

“The United Kingdom has gathered foreign ministers from 40 countries to discuss options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the United States and Israel’s war against Iran”

Al Jazeera

About 10% of global pharma products move through these shipping lanes.

Supply chain constraints have become a growing economic vulnerability.

Trump told advisers he is willing to end the military campaign even if the strait remains closed.

Washington would ask European allies and Gulf states to take the lead in reopening the strait.

Al-Markaz al-Urūbī li-Dirāsāt Mukāfaḥat al-Irḥāb wa-l-Istikhbārāt

This confirms the limits of American unilateral power.

Trump's decision to forgo participation fueled growing transatlantic rifts.

Countries signed a statement demanding Iran stop blocking the strait.

Anadolu Ajansı

This represents a critical inflection point.