Britain joins US planning amid push to reopen Hormuz

Britain joins US planning amid push to reopen Hormuz The United Kingdom has sent a small group of military planners to work with the United States on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported, quoting a British defence official. The planners will join British personnel already working with US Central Command as Washington and its allies respond to Iran’s effective closure of the key waterway following US and Israeli military operations. The move comes as partners weigh their level of involvement, with some reluctant to deploy military assets into the strait amid active hostilities. In a joint statement, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan said, “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait.”

The United Kingdom has sent a small group of military planners to work with the United States on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported, quoting a British defence official.

The planners will join British personnel already working with US Central Command as Washington and its allies respond to Iran’s effective closure of the key waterway following US and Israeli military operations.

The move comes as partners weigh their level of involvement, with some reluctant to deploy military assets into the strait amid active hostilities.

In a joint statement, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan said, “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait.”