00:00Welcome back. The United Arab Emirates is signalling it would be willing to join a multinational effort to reopen the
00:07Strait of Hormuz.
00:08A report by the Financial Times says the UAE has informed the United States and other Western allies it is
00:15prepared to participate in a maritime task force to secure the waterway.
00:22The report adds that the UAE is also pushing for a broader Hormuz security force, with Abu Dhabi working alongside
00:29Bahrain on a possible UN Security Council resolution to give the force a formal mandate.
00:35Despite calls from Washington, several US allies have pushed back on deploying naval forces to protect the waterway.
00:41France said it has held talks with dozens of countries on a potential mission, but any action would likely come
00:48only after the US-Israeli war on Iran comes to an end.
00:52The Strait of Hormuz, which handles about 20% of global oil and gas supplies, remains largely blocked, driving up
00:59energy prices and raising inflation concerns.
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