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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8US Allies Seek Trump’s Backing for 15-Nation Hormuz Demining Plan at G7
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8Summary
- Next week’s G7 summit in France will be used by US allies to press Donald Trump to approve a Europe-led plan to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz.
- The UK and France are leading the mission, which military planners from more than 15 countries have already prepared and say is operationally ready.
- The plan would send allied assets into the strait within days of a US-Iran peace deal, making Trump’s approval a key step before any deployment.
- The proposal points to a post-conflict security role for European allies in one of the world’s most critical oil shipping lanes.
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Can European navies secure the Strait of Hormuz with the US Navy's key capabilities sidelined? Is a fragile peace deal enough to clear a waterway Iran spent decades planning to mine?