LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Britain is working with allies on a range of options to support commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in the face of Iranian threats, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said on Tuesday after calls with the leaders of Italy and Germany.
After speaking to Germany’s Friedrich Merz and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni late on Monday, Downing Street said in a readout that they agreed on the “vital importance of freedom of navigation” through the Strait and “agreed to work closely together in the coming days in the face of Iranian threats.”
“We’re working with our allies on a range of options to support commercial shipping through the Strait as the threat picture develops,” the spokesperson told reporters when asked about the readout.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Sarah Young)
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