French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that France and the United Kingdom will organize a conference "aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the strait" in the "coming days."
In a social media post, he said the conference would be organized with countries willing to contribute to a "multinational peacekeeping mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the strait."
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The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump's decision to block Iran's ports, starting Monday, due to the failure to reach an agreement to end the war in US-Iran talks.
