Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday regarding military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels through the Strait \u2060of \u200bHormuz amid the ongoing ceasefire.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been pulling together a coalition \u200bof \u200bcountries \u2026 working on a political, \u2060diplomatic plan, but also looking at military capabilities and \u2026 the \u200clogistics of actually moving vessels through the Strait,\u201d the UK PM said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the focus of the discussion last night \u2013 reflection on \u2060what I\u2019ve \u2060been discussing here, but also that focus on a practical \u2060plan \u200cin relation to \u200bnavigation through the Strait,\u201d he said, without providing further details.<\/p>\n
Asked if he raised US threats of \u200cwithdrawing from \u200bNATO with \u200bTrump, \u200bStarmer did not answer directly but said the alliance \u200bwas in both the U.S. \u2060and Europe\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n
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