UK backs Gulf security measures as Iran attacks threaten shipping in Strait of Hormuz

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UK condemns Iran’s attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait, and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, citing breaches of resolution 2817 and grave risk to regional stability.
International Maritime Organisation evacuation operations in the Strait of Hormuz are paused due to the attacks, with the UK demanding restoration of unimpeded transit per international law.
The UK, jointly with France, leads a defensive multinational military mission to protect commercial shipping, framing security as vital for trade and global economic stability.

UK position on Gulf security and shipping

As reported by GOV.UK, Ambassador James Kariuki tells the UN Security Council that the United Kingdom strongly condemns Iran’s attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait, as well as strikes affecting international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. He says the attacks run directly against resolution 2817, put civilians at risk and threaten to destabilise an already fragile region.

The UK says it stands with Bahrain, Kuwait and its wider Gulf partners, and remains committed to providing practical support to strengthen their defence and security. It also gives strong backing to the International Maritime Organisation’s efforts to evacuate vessels and seafarers, after some ships are able to leave the Strait safely following months stranded there.

Britain says those IMO operations are now paused as a direct result of the attacks and calls for transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz to be fully restored in line with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It adds that the waterway must remain free from violence, tolls and other unlawful impediments.

Economic stakes and multinational response

The UK says it is continuing to play its part through a strictly defensive and independent multinational military mission led jointly with France to reassure commercial shipping. The remarks frame maritime security as both a regional defence issue and a trade protection measure for one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors.

London also welcomes and supports implementation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and the ongoing negotiations. The UK says the talks represent an opportunity to restore stability across the region and protect global security and economic interests under a final agreement.

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