The UK is playing a "prominent role" in safeguarding the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route, U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio has affirmed, as Iran moves to impose a "toll booth" system in the crucial waterway.
Mr Rubio stated that confronting Tehran’s grip on the maritime passage would be among the "immediate challenges" after the current Middle East conflict, stressing that "the world better step up" to address it.
