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A view of screens showing shipping in the Middle East at the UK Maritime Trade Organisation in Portsmouth, 27 April, 2026

Video. US seeks 'maritime freedom' coalition to restart Hormuz shipping

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Iran effectively closed the crucial waterway when the war broke out on 28 February. Normally one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas transits the waterway. Its closure has sent energy prices skyrocketing around the world.

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