France, UK host talks on securing Hormuz

France and Britain lead a coalition of neutral nations in Paris, seeking a diplomatic path to reopen the world's most critical oil chokepoint. | Contesto: cronaca

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• France, UK host talks on securing Hormuz

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are convening a summit of approximately forty nations in Paris this Friday, aiming to forge a collective response to the unprecedented closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting, which includes significant participation via video link, brings together countries that have declared themselves non-belligerent in the ongoing regional conflict but are now facing severe economic fallout. The strait's shutdown, enforced by an Iranian blockade and a subsequent, retaliatory U.S. blockade, has severed the transit route for nearly a fifth of the world's oil supply, unleashing a historic price shock that is crippling global markets and threatening economic stability worldwide. The immediate catalyst for the Paris talks is a dual blockade that has rendered the narrow waterway impassable. Iran initiated the closure, a move widely interpreted as a strategic escalation in its broader confrontation with the United States and its allies. In response, the United States imposed its own blockade, framing it as a necessary countermeasure. This tit-for-tat action has created a perfect storm, trapping tankers and halting the flow of an estimated 20.5 million barrels of oil per day. The resulting supply crunch has sent benchmark crude prices soaring to levels not seen in decades, surpassing even the shocks of the 1973 oil embargo and the 1990 Gulf War, with analysts warning of profound and lasting damage to the global economy. The coalition assembling in Paris represents a distinct diplomatic bloc: nations that are determinedly staying out of the military conflict but can no longer afford to be passive observers of its economic consequences. Participants, whose identities have not been fully disclosed but are understood to include major Asian and European energy importers, share a common frustration at being collateral damage in a fight they did not choose. Their goal is not to take sides but to protect their own national interests—primarily energy security and economic stability—from the escalating actions of the belligerents. This effort underscores a significant shift, as traditionally neutral states are...

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