GroĂbritannien und Frankreich veranstalten am Dienstag eine Videokonferenz zur Absicherung der Schifffahrt in der StraĂe von Hormuz. Ăber 40 Staaten sollen an dem Treffen teilnehmen. Dabei werden militĂ€rische BeitrĂ€ge zur Wiedereröffnung und Sicherung der StraĂe von Hormuz besprochen, sobald die UmstĂ€nde dies zulassen. Verteidigungsministerin Claudia Tanner (ĂVP) ist nicht unter den Teilnehmenden.
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US and UK discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz
Talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a meeting involving defence ministers from around 40 countries, according to the United States Department of State.
The discussions come amid continued disruption to global shipping and energy flows linked to the conflict involving Iran.
British Defence Secretary John Healey and French counterpart Catherine Vautrin are expected to co-chair the coalition meeting later on Tuesday.
UK will allow US to use its bases to strike Iranian missile sites, Starmer says
„We have taken the decision to accept this request to prevent Iran from firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved.
„The basis of our decision is the collective self-defence of long-standing friends and allies, and protecting British lives.“
The UK reportedly shot down a missile heading towards a base housing its service personnel in Iraq on Saturday.
âFew will mournâ: UK defence secretary slams Iranâs Khamenei after death
Healey noted that around 300 UK armed forces personnel were âwithin several hundred yardsâ of drones and missiles that Iran fired at a US military base in Bahrain, while two ballistic missiles were âfired in the direction of Cyprusâ on Saturday.
âIt demonstrates how our bases, our personnel, military and civilians at the moment are at risk with a regime that is increasingly indiscriminate, widespread and uncontrolled in the attacks itâs mounting,â he said.
UK Defence Chief calls Iranian regime âsource of evilâ after Khamenei killed
Giving the first UK Government response to Mr Khameneiâs death, Healey told Sky Newsâs Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: âI think few people will mourn the Ayatollahâs death, not least the family and friends of those thousands of young protesters murdered on the streets of Iranian cities.
âIran and the regime heâs led for so long, itâs a source of evil, murdering its own citizens and sponsoring and exporting terror, including to countries like Britain.â