The UK has called for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing the importance of unrestricted global shipping. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urged de-escalation and diplomatic solutions, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer is engaging Gulf partners to support efforts to restore stability and secure the vital trade route

He said the UK is working with "all of our allies, including our European partners, to bring together a viable, collective plan" to restore freedom of navigation to the region, and "ease the economic impacts"