{"id":326469,"date":"2026-03-16T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reopening-strait-of-hormuznot-a-simple-task-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:00:07","slug":"reopening-strait-of-hormuznot-a-simple-task-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reopening-strait-of-hormuznot-a-simple-task-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopening Strait of Hormuz&#8217;not a simple task&#8217; &#8211; PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bO5MIVgWVwg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Reopening Strait of Hormuz'not a simple task' - PM\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bO5MIVgWVwg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is &quot;working with allies&quot; on a \u201cviable plan\u201d to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease the crisis, which has driven up global oil prices.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Starmer declined Donald Trump\u2019s request to send Royal Navy warships to help secure the vital shipping route for oil and gas, which has been effectively closed to tankers by the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is &quot;working with allies&quot; on a \u201cviable plan\u201d to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease the crisis, which has driven up global oil prices. 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