U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.
Rubio discussed “Iran and ongoing efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the State Department said in separate statements after his calls with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
The phone calls took place as the UK and France are set to host the first meeting of Defense Ministers to advance the Strait of Hormuz multinational mission.
UK Defense Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission’s first Defense Ministers’ meeting.
“This comes as HMS Dragon, one of the UK’s most capable warships, will forward deploy to the region, ensuring that the UK can contribute to a future multinational mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz and safeguard freedom of navigation when conditions permit,” the UK Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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