UAE urges international force to reopen Hormuz Strait: Report

UAE urges international force to reopen Hormuz Strait: Report The United Arab Emirates has told allies that it would join a multinational maritime task force aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz as it suffers from Iran's curb on the waterway, according to a report by the Financial Times. “The focus is on creating as broad an international force as possible,” one source told the British daily. “It’s not about going to war with Iran.