Macron hosts Starmer in Paris for Strait of Hormuz security talks

Around 17 April 2026, Macron hosted Starmer in Paris for a conference on securing the Strait of Hormuz, with France and the UK leading talks on reopening the strait. Meloni said at the Paris meeting that reopening Hormuz is essential to solve the conflict in the Middle East.

Guterres said the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a good step, a move welcomed by the UK and France. Bloomberg says France and Germany are split on Europe's role in securing Hormuz. A German news roundup of the day says Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz.