Starmer and Trump discussed the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Spain insists on its opening

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation late last night to discuss the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, a Downing Street spokesman reported.

The British Prime Minister's spokesman also informed that the two leaders discussed the current situation in the Middle East and in particular the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in order to resume global shipping.

Starmer and Trump agreed that the reopening of the strait is essential to ensure stability in the global energy market.

British media commented that there are growing concerns that if Trump fulfills his ultimatum to destroy power plants in Iran, if the blockade is not lifted, and If Tehran takes retaliatory measures, this could seriously worsen the already difficult situation regarding global oil supplies.

Qatar is now working for its defense, not for negotiations. This was announced by a diplomatic source to “Al Jazeera“ after the recent Iranian attacks on the Ras Laffan gas center - the largest production of liquefied natural gas in the world.

Doha plays a key role in the negotiation process between the Americans, Israelis and Palestinians to achieve peace in Gaza, and also had a role in mediating dialogue with Iran. However, energy and military facilities in Qatar have become the main target of Tehran's missiles and drones since the start of the current war.

We are focused on the country's defense and resolving the problems after the attacks on liquefied natural gas facilities. We are not currently participating in any negotiation attempts, the diplomatic source told Qatari television.

Iran attacked Ras Laffan, located 80 kilometers from the capital Doha, on March 2, as well as last week after an Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field. After the attacks, Qatar announced that repairing the damage would take years and that this could lead to a reduction in already contracted exports to Italy and other European countries.

Spain insists on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and preserving all energy resources in the Middle East. In an article in “X“, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stressed that the world is at a turning point and warned that further escalation could cause a long-term energy crisis for humanity.

The world should not pay the price for this war, writes Pedro Sánchez.

On Friday, he announced a plan with measures to mitigate the economic consequences of the war in Iran, which will cost the Spanish treasury 5 billion euros. During his address, Sánchez already warned that the conflict is causing the first aftershocks of a global economic earthquake, which is most visible in fuel prices.