Britain will make “a wide-ranging military contribution” to an international mission to protect shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz trade artery, the UK ambassador to the US has said.The commitment by Sir Christian Turner comes amid long-running concerns over the state of the nation’s armed forces and warnings of under-funding.The multinational mission, led by the UK and France, aims to provide reassurance to vessels using the critical Gulf waterway once the Iran conflict is over, Sir Christian told an event in Washington.The initiative was announced at talks in Paris involving nearly 50 countries, which the diplomat said signalled global resolve to prevent tolls or restrictions being imposed on the shipping route, used to move a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies.
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