UK pledges full support to reopen Strait of Hormuz following Trump-brokered Iran deal

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged full support for reopening the Strait of Hormuz following a US-Iran peace deal brokered by President Trump. At the G7 summit, Starmer said the UK and France are organizing a multinational mission to protect the key oil channel, which Iran closed in February after US-Israeli strikes. The closure has impacted UK households via energy prices, and the deal defers talks on Iran's nuclear program.

Trump Iran Strait deal

• ▪UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated President Trump on the deal, calling it a "really important breakthrough".
• ▪US President Donald Trump brokered a peace deal with Iran to end a conflict that began in February.
• ▪The US-Iran deal is planned to be signed in Switzerland on a Friday.
• ▪Following the initial strikes, Iran launched attacks on Israel and US-allied Gulf states and closed the Strait of Hormuz.
• ▪The agreement is expected to lead to the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping channel.
• ▪The conflict began after US and Israeli strikes on Iran killed the country's supreme leader on February 28.

UK France naval mission

• ▪France has an aircraft carrier in the region and could have fighter jets patrolling the strait soon if required.
• ▪The UK and France are co-organizing a multinational mission to protect and reassure vessels in the strait.
• ▪UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged the UK will play its "full part" in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
• ▪French President Emmanuel Macron stated that about 20 countries have made concrete contributions to the mission.
• ▪In May, the UK government said it would deploy Typhoon fighter jets, drones, and the HMS Dragon warship to a future Hormuz mission.

Economic impact on Britain

• ▪The UK Prime Minister described reopening the strait as "hugely important" for the United Kingdom's economy.
• ▪Keir Starmer said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz impacted "every household across the country" through its effect on energy prices.

Nuclear program deferral

• ▪The US-Iran agreement defers discussions on Iran's contentious nuclear program to future negotiations.
• ▪Keir Starmer stated that G7 countries are united in the position that Iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon.

Israel Lebanon withdrawal requirement

• ▪According to Iran's foreign minister, the deal with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.
• ▪Israel is not a party to the US-Iran agreement.

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