{"id":76194,"date":"2026-07-04T00:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/76194\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T00:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:58:11","slug":"france-uk-oman-agree-to-restore-safe-transit-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/76194\/","title":{"rendered":"France, UK, Oman agree to restore safe transit in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>France and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-901329\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oman<\/a> to work together to restore safe transit through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-901001\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, according to a joint press release from UK and French leadership on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The statement, issued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-899419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">French<\/a> President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-900947\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keir Starmer<\/a>, detailed that the joint effort will work to ensure that Oman\u2019s \u201csovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">As part of the agreement, Macron and Starmer stated that they are ready to deploy the broader Multinational Military Mission to support freedom of navigation through the waterway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery for the global economy. Restoring safe transit for ships of all nations through the Strait is a matter of global concern,\u201d the statement emphasized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The two nations also reaffirmed their shared commitment to upholding regional stability in the Middle East and their willingness to maintain cooperation with partner states to support freedom of navigation and international law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">On Thursday, Starmer met with Oman\u2019s Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al to discuss efforts in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">According to a press release from Starmer\u2019s office, they also discussed the importance of reassuring the shipping industry about the safety of transit through the strait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The two leaders agreed to work closely together on the issue, with Starmer emphasizing that Oman\u2019s support is vital for restoring safe navigation in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Starmer also expressed his gratitude for Omani mediation efforts that contributed to the recently signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and reaffirmed his solidarity with Oman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"France and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with Oman to work together to restore safe transit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[1249,83,94,8976,1146,5,6],"class_list":["post-76194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uk","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-france","tag-keir-starmer","tag-oman","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116858998122677852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}