Europe drafts postwar plan to free up Hormuz without US: report

European countries are putting together a post-war plan for a broad coalition of countries, excluding the United States, to help free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports citing The Wall Street Journal.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

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