00:03hello and welcome to global pulse news the United Kingdom has confirmed it will not support the
00:12United States blockade of Iranian ports Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated on Monday that
00:20Britain will not be dragged in to the war with Iran meanwhile French President Emmanuel Macron
00:27announced that France and the UK will co-host a conference in the coming days the goal to restore
00:35freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz Macron described the planned mission as peaceful
00:43multinational and strictly defensive separate from the warring parties speaking to the BBC Prime
00:51Minister Starmer said the UK is not supporting the blockade he added that all diplomatic and
00:59political efforts along with the country's mind-sweeping capability are focused entirely
01:05on keeping the Strait fully open he emphasized that recent discussions with Gulf states have
01:12been about bringing countries together to keep the waterway open not shut these comments follow a
01:19statement from US President Donald Trump who signaled that other nations would help implement
01:25a US-led blockade the measure is set to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday targeting vessels
01:33entering or leaving Iranian ports Trump announced the move after weekend talks between Washington and
01:41Tehran failed to reach an agreement on ending the Middle East conflict the US president did not
01:48specify which countries would participate CNBC has since requested clarification from governments in
01:56Europe and the Middle East Germany has also indicated it will not take part government sources described
02:04Trump's comments as a vague statement not based on new facts Berlin has repeatedly ruled out military
02:13involvement in the Iran war and reaffirmed that position on Monday France's Macron stated on social
02:21media that the proposed multinational mission would be deployed as soon as the situation allows he
02:28reiterated that the mission would be defensive and separate from the warring parties Prime Minister
02:35Starmer noted that UK citizens are already feeling the effects of the war through higher energy costs
02:42he said he does not want them paying the price for the conflict when asked if he holds President Trump
02:49personally responsible for the impact on British energy bills Starmer pointed instead to Iran's
02:57restriction of navigation in the strait of Hormuz he concluded that the UK has been very clear about
03:04not getting dragged into the war while still engaging in defensive action
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