00:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Abu Dhabi as part of his visit to gulf to discuss possible
00:07avenues to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:10Starmer is expected to hold talks with regional leaders, with the trip having been planned before the two-week Iran
00:16ceasefire was announced.
00:17While in Saudi Arabia earlier, Starmer stresses that there is still more work needed to fully reopen the Strait of
00:24Hormuz despite the US-Iran ceasefire.
00:26Britain has been leading discussions with more than 40 countries on securing shipping through the Strait.
00:33Earlier, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper held talks with US Secretary of State Mark Rubio on diplomatic steps to reopen the
00:41waterway.
00:41She has called for toll-free, unrestricted access through the critical shipping route amid uncertainty over whether vessels may be
00:49forced to make payments to Iran to ensure safe passage.
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