[UK Denies Participation in U.S. Blockade of Hormuz Strait] According to the Financial Times, sources revealed that the UK will not participate in the U.S. blockade of the Hormuz Strait. Trump stated that after U.S.-Iran peace talks failed, the U.S. Navy would blockade the Hormuz Strait and deploy more minesweepers to the area. A UK government spokesperson said that the UK supports freedom of navigation and the openness of the Hormuz Strait and is working with France and other partners to form an alliance to protect freedom of navigation.