There are only “a few weeks left to avoid” it. The persistent blockade of fertilizers in the Strait of Hormuz risks causing a “major humanitarian crisis” in the short term, said the head of a UN task force responsible for releasing these crucial materials on Monday, May 11th. It “will plunge an additional 45 million people into hunger,” detailed Jorge Moreira da Silva. Follow our live coverage.
– Iran has asked the United States to end the conflict and the blockade. “The only thing we have demanded are Iran’s legitimate rights.” The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed details on Monday regarding Tehran’s response to an American peace agreement proposal. Iran is calling for an end to war throughout the region, including Israeli operations in Lebanon, the lifting of the American blockade on Iranian ports, and the thawing of Iranian assets abroad, said Esmaeil Baghaei. Donald Trump deemed these demands “unacceptable.”
– A meeting on the Strait of Hormuz co-chaired by Paris and London will take place on Tuesday. It will bring together defense ministers from around forty countries ready to contribute to a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz after the war ends. They “should take advantage of the meeting to discuss and define their military contributions to the offensive mission aimed at reopening and securing the Strait of Hormuz when conditions permit,” detailed the British ministry.
– The aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” is “getting closer” to the Strait of Hormuz. The aircraft carrier, sent to position itself in the Gulf region in case a mission is initiated to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, “is getting closer to the area to be as close as possible to our missions,” said government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on BFMTV. “Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must be able to resume peacefully,” the minister insisted.
