France and Britain are spearheading a major European effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This summit, involving over 30 nations, aims to influence geopolitical tensions without involving major powers like the US, Israel, or Iran.

France and Britain are pulling together a coalition of more than 30 nations on Friday for a Parisian summit aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Neither the United States nor Israel or Iran have been invited to the first major European push to influence a war that was launched six weeks ago by a US-Israeli bombardment on Iran. Europe insists it is not a party to the war, but as energy prices soar and munitions get diverted from Ukraine it is already paying the price. China is among the Asian...