A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off the coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern United Arab Emirates on Feb. 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz has drawn a patchwork response, with the UK and France signaling support for coordinated action to restore navigation.
Several European and Asian partners are rejecting military involvement, and the European Union is debating whether it can do more to protect shipping without widening the Iran war.
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