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2026-04-08 19:23:37
[British Foreign Secretary: Two-Week Ceasefire a Key Step Towards Restoring Regional Stability and Global Shipping] ⑴ British Foreign Secretary Cooper said on Wednesday that the two-week ceasefire is a key step toward establishing a degree of security and stability in the region and allowing international shipping and the global economy to return to normal. ⑵ She emphasized that the proposed negotiations must result in a complete end to the conflict and ensure that Iran no longer continues to threaten the Strait of Hormuz or its neighbors, while calling on all parties in Lebanon to immediately cease hostilities. ⑶ Cooper explicitly demanded that Iran immediately cease all mine-laying, drone attacks, and other actions that obstruct commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. ⑷ She stated that the UK will work with the shipping, insurance, and energy industries to restore confidence in the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible. ⑸ From a psychological perspective, as one of the major shipping and insurance centers, the UK's official statement provides the market with a signal of third-party coordination beyond the US and Iran. However, the specific measures and timetable required to restore confidence are still unclear, and shipping stakeholders will remain cautious until substantial security guarantees are in place. (6) Future focus will be on what specific measures the UK will introduce to promote the normalization of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and whether insurance premiums for navigation in the Strait of Hormuz will be reduced as the situation eases.
