France and the United Kingdom offered to lead a multinational mission to restore shipping freedom in the Strait of Hormuz following ceasefires between Iran and a U.S.-Israeli coalition and between Israel and Lebanon, though European leaders expressed caution about the durability of the agreements. Maritime experts and nonbelligerent nations remained skeptical of Iranian claims that the strait was fully reopened, citing uncleared mines, insurance concerns, and the presence of 832 blocked tanker vessels as obstacles to resuming normal traffic through the waterway through which approximately 20% of global oil and gas passes.
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France and the United Kingdom offered to lead a multinational mission to restore shipping freedom in the Strait of Hormuz following ceasefires between Iran and a U.S.-Israeli coalition and between Israel and Lebanon, though European leaders expressed caution about the durability of the agreements. Maritime experts and nonbelligerent nations remained skeptical of Iranian claims that the strait was fully reopened, citing uncleared mines, insurance concerns, and the presence of 832 blocked tanker vessels as obstacles to resuming normal traffic through the waterway through which approximately 20% of global oil and gas passes.