Gargash: UAE could join international efforts led by the United States to secure the Strait of Hormuz

(Patria) - The United Arab Emirates could participate in efforts led by the United States to protect navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Emirati official said on Tuesday, although he also said that no formal plan has been agreed upon and that talks are ongoing, Reuters reported.

"We all have a responsibility to ensure the flow of trade, the flow of energy," said Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the country's president, at an online event organized by the US think tank Council on Foreign Relations.

Gargash also said that, after the US-Israeli war with Iran concludes, an arrangement will be needed to ensure that Iran cannot use its nuclear, missile, or drone programs "to terrorize the region."

Concerns have risen about the security of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked, and President Donald Trump has sought to persuade countries to deploy warships to escort tankers through the strategic waterway.