00:00Australia's Prime Minister Antony Albanese confirms that Canberra has not received any request to join a U.S. blockade of
00:08Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:11He says the announcement is made unilaterally by Washington.
00:15Australia continues to urge both the U.S. and Iran to return to negotiations and pursue peaceful dialogue.
00:24Albanese stressed that the ongoing conflict had already caused significant loss of life and widespread damage to infrastructure across the
00:32Middle East, while also disrupting vital global trade routes.
00:36His remarks followed a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Washington would move to block the Strait
00:43of Hormuz after talks with Iran in Islamabad over the weekend had ended without an agreement.
00:49Australia remained one of the world's leading exporters of liquefied natural gas LNG, although it continued to depend heavily on
00:57Asian markets for critical imports such as fuel and fertilizers.
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