The United States has spent months trying to forge an international naval coalition to escort vessels through the embattled Strait of Hormuz. A UK Defence Ministry spokesperson told Al Jazeera that Streeting expects further talks on “planning and coordination for a future multinational mission”. ‘Deliberately narrow’ missionHellyer said the Hormuz naval coalition has been delayed “because the politics have never matched the rhetoric”. Already dealing with a closer security threat on its eastern front with Russia, Europe wants “de-escalation and stability” in the Gulf, Rasheed told Al Jazeera. “The Iranians have learned that by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, they can make the global economy scream,” he told Al Jazeera.