00:00Will the UK be involved in that operation?
00:04No, we won't be taking part in any blockade.
00:08We do agree with the US that we want the Straits of Formas to be open.
00:13We want to see free navigation of that strait, of those important international waters.
00:18And we are working with our international allies to do that.
00:22The Prime Minister was talking to President Macron over the weekend.
00:24We've convened over 40 countries.
00:26We've been talking to military planners and, you know, it is really important that the Straits of Formas are open.
00:31So you're saying that you agree with the US that the Straits of Formas should be open.
00:35But a blockade would close the Straits of Formas, right?
00:39Because, you know, the idea is to stop Iran charging ships for safe passage, to try and cripple them economically.
00:45So I'm just trying to work out, you say that you agree the Straits should be open, but do you
00:50agree with the blockade itself?
00:52So the US's ambition, as is ours, is for the Straits of Formas to be open.
00:57That's a different... Sorry, if I may, that is a really different question.
01:00I'm just saying that the blockade, which the US says would close the strait by, you know, intervening with ships...
01:07Well, we will not be taking part in the blockade.
01:09And we believe in the very important principle of free navigation of the seas.
01:13And we want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas without any toll.
01:17Do you agree with the blockade?
01:19We want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
01:21Do you agree with the blockade?
01:23We won't be taking any part in it.
01:25And we agree with free...
01:26We want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
01:29That's a really important principle.
01:30We're working with our international allies to do that.
01:33We've been convening over 40 countries.
01:35We've been working, talking to President Macron.
01:36The Prime Minister was talking to allies in the Gulf.
01:39And we are working across a range of countries to ensure that we get to that point of free navigation.
01:44So, I've got it that you want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
01:48You won't be taking part with the blockade.
01:50I'm still not clear.
01:51Do you agree with the blockade?
01:54As I said, we are not going to be taking part in it.
01:57And we want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
02:00So, does that mean you don't agree with the blockade?
02:02It means that we won't be taking part in the blockade.
02:04And we want to see free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
02:07Oh, I'm struggling here.
02:08I don't understand if you agree with it or not.
02:11I think I'm, hope I'm being clear that we will not be taking part in it.
02:15We think freedom of the Straits of Formas is really important.
02:19We don't want to see anything that isn't free navigation of the Straits of Formas.
02:24And we are working with our international allies to secure that.
02:29And I don't buy some of the Straits of Formas.
02:31We're going to see the Straits of Formas
02:31And we're looking for that as they're working together.
02:31And we'll be moving with the Straits of Formas.
02:31And we're looking at them very Ű· of the Straits hier í YikŃжichap.
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