'The UK is one of the US’s closest allies; it is also one of the first countries to publicly confirm it will not participate in President Trump’s proposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
He’s been working closely with his French counterpart to host talks with dozens of countries about non-military means of re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
That stance of the UK has really drawn quite a bit of ire from the White House.'
'The UK is one of the US’s closest allies; it is also one of the first countries to publicly confirm it will not participate in President Trump’s proposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
He’s been working closely with his French counterpart to host talks with dozens of countries about non-military means of re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
That stance of the UK has really drawn quite a bit of ire from the White House.'
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/12/iran-war-live-historic-face-to-face-talks-with-us-continue-in-islamabad