STRAIT TALKS: A coalition led by France and Britain will hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, amid rising concern the US could step back from international efforts to secure the vital shipping route.
Overnight, in a televised address from the White House, Donald Trump said US forces would “finish the job” in Iran soon, with “core strategic objectives nearing completion,” but made no reference to a deadline he had previously set for Tehran to reopen Hormuz.
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