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🗞️ 22 countries signal coordinated action to secure Strait of Hormuz, stabilize energy markets
Leaders from 22 countries, including the UAE, U.K., France, Germany, and Japan, said they are preparing joint steps to ensure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and limit global economic fallout.
“We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” the statement said, adding that governments are already engaged in “preparatory planning.”
They also “welcomed the International Energy Agency decision to authorize a coordinated release of strategic petroleum reserves” and said they would take further steps “to stabilise energy markets,” including working with producing nations to increase output and supporting affected countries through international institutions.
The statement condemns Iran’s actions in the Strait and selectively invokes international law to call on Tehran to halt attacks and comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817, describing freedom of navigation as a core principle of international law — while making no reference to the U.S. and Israeli decision illegal of force to launch war on Iran that preceded the escalation.
Launching a war without being attacked or authorized by the UN violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which bans the use of force, and can be considered an act of aggression under international law.
📌 The 22 countries that signed the statement:
🇦🇪 UAE
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇯🇵 Japan
🇨🇦 Canada
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇳🇴 Norway
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇫🇮 Finland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇷🇴 Romania
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇦🇺 Australia
