UK-Led 40-Nation Hormuz Coalition Convenes — Without the United States

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper chaired a video conference of more than 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz — explicitly convened without US participation. Participants included France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Australia, and the UAE. The meeting discussed diplomatic and economic options to pressure Iran, with military planning follow-ups scheduled for the following week. The coalition was described as both a practical diplomatic effort and a demonstration to Trump that Europe is capable of organizing security responses independently. Al Jazeera headlined the development as '40-country coalition vows action on Hormuz.' The convening without Washington marked a significant step in European and allied security autonomy at the sharpest moment of NATO-US friction in decades.