Six nations say ready to boost 'efforts to ensure safe passage' in Hormuz
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Six Western allies, including Britain, France, Germany and Japan, said in a joint statement Thursday they were ready "to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz". The statement came as around 20,000 seafarers remained stuck on approximately 3,200 vessels west of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the International Maritime Organization, due to an effective Iranian blockade of the crucial maritime chokepoint. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.