Keir Starmer has pledged to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which began after strikes on Iranian leadership.

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The new event covers multiple unrelated topics: a truce prospect in the Strait of Hormuz, financial market views on the auto sector, and bets on European recoveries (Germany/Sweden). All 1 developments

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Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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