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Nina Lloyd

Yvette Cooper defends UK and France’s Strait of Hormuz plan for after Iran war

Yvette Cooper said the initiative has been ‘discussed many times with the US’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Yvette Cooper defended the UK and France’s proposed mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the Iran war ends after Marco Rubio called the plan a “catch-22″.

The Foreign Secretary said the initiative has been “discussed many times with the US” and was part of an effort to offer support to vessels in the key global shipping lane, over which Tehran maintains its chokehold.

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