Britain and France pledge to work with Oman on Strait of Hormuz maritime security in joint statement; both stand ready to deploy multinational military mission to protect freedom of navigation.
Britain and France are ready to work with Oman to protect navigation security in its sovereign territorial waters, according to a joint statement issued late Friday by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French Emmanuel Macron. The statement said Oman agreed to work with the two European countries and that both stand ready to deploy a wider Multinational Military Mission to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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