00:00Britain accused Iran of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways
00:08to reopen the Strait of Homoz, a vital shipping route that has been chalked off by the U.S.-Israeli war
00:15against Iran.
00:16The United States did not attend the virtual meeting, which comes after President Donald Trump made clear that he thinks
00:23securing the waterway close as a consequence of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is not America's job.
00:30The U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the talks, which focuses on political and diplomatic rather than military means,
00:37showed the strength of the international determination.
00:40In the meantime, more than three dozen countries, including the U.K., France, Germany and Italy, Canada, Japan and the
00:46United Arab Emirates, have signed a statement demanding Iran stop its attempts to block the Strait and pledging to contribute
00:54to appropriate efforts to ensure safety passage through the waterway.
00:58The meeting was also seeking actions that can guarantee the safety of 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 ships trapped
01:05by the conflict.
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