France and Britain plan a joint video conference to discuss contributing to a defensive mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Experts view this initiative as an attempt by Europe to influence a crisis shaped by US and Israeli decisions.

France and Britain will co-host a video conference Friday of countries ready to contribute to a "purely defensive mission" to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade, Dr Bamo Nouri, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of West London, says that the initiative is an attempt by Europe "to reinsert itself into a crisis that has been shaped by US and Israeli decision-making in a war of choice".