Sir Keir Starmer said the ‘strictly peaceful and defensive’ mission would reassure shipping and support mine clearance.

The announcement came as Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron led talks in Paris to safeguard the oil and gas shipping route after the Iran war.

Abbas Araghchi said passage for all commercial vessels through the strait ‘is declared completely open’ in line with the ...

Fuel prices have fallen for the first time since the start of the Middle East conflict. The RAC said “drivers will be relieved” as the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 158.1p on ...