GOVERNO.IT * «JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS AND JAPAN ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ»

We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces. We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict. We call on Iran to cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the Strait to commercial shipping, and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817. Freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of international law, including under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. […]

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