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UK-France to Lead Strait of Hormuz Defence Mission; Trump Declares NATO 'Useless'

Britain and France announced they would jointly lead a multinational defensive naval mission to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, to be deployed only after a lasting peace agreement. Trump lashed out at European offers to help, declaring NATO 'useless.' Italy's Giorgia Meloni broke with Trump over the Iran war, potentially aligning with Europe's centre-right. Counter-terror police in London are also investigating whether Iran ordered a series of arson attacks in the city.

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1UK PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed a joint multinational naval mission for the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising it would be purely defensive
2The UK-France mission would only be deployed once a lasting peace agreement was reached in the region
3Trump lashed out at UK offers to help, declaring NATO 'useless' after the Strait of Hormuz reopening was announced
4Italy's Giorgia Meloni was described as breaking with Trump over the Iran war, potentially aligning herself with Europe's centre-right
5Trump declared 'victory' over Iran following the strait's reopening while dismissing European security contributions
6Scotland Yard warned of an 'unprecedented level of national security investigations' with foreign state links, including probing whether Iran ordered London arson attacks

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Reported across UK, German, Hong Kong, and US media, highlighting transatlantic tensions over the military and diplomatic response to the Iran crisis.

UK-France to Lead Strait of Hormuz Defence Mission; Trump Declares NATO 'Useless'

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