Countries have announced that they are ready to participate in efforts to ensure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan have issued a joint statement expressing their readiness to participate in efforts to ensure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in the context of recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels. The six countries firmly condemn the attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil facilities, and call on Iran to cease threats and actions blocking the strait.

The statement emphasizes the importance of freedom of navigation as a fundamental principle of international law and calls for a moratorium on attacks against civilian infrastructure. The signatory countries commit to providing support to affected countries through the UN and international financial institutions, reaffirming that maritime security is beneficial to all nations.