Cooper: Iran to face ‘every diplomatic, economic measure’ over Strait of Hormuz

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A coalition of countries will use “every possible diplomatic, economic and co-ordinated measure” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Secretary has said after convening talks on “reckless” Iranian attacks on the vital oil shipping lane.Yvette Cooper said that could include “working with the International Maritime Organisation to ensure that the first stranded ships can get moving again” as 2,000 remain trapped.Tehran has throttled the channel in retaliation for the month-long US-Israeli campaign against it, causing global oil prices to soar.

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00:17Countries across the world being impacted and that's why we're so determined to see every possible diplomatic, economic and coordinated

00:25measure to get the Straits reopened.

00:28We know it's in our interest to be working with those countries that we've gathered together today on how we

00:34ensure that the Straits of Hormuz can be reopened, how we respond to these reckless Iranian attacks on international shipping,

00:41including working with the International Maritime Organization to ensure that the first stranded ships can get moving again.

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