The UK and France will host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on military plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the British government said, AFP reports.

“The Defence Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission’s first Defence Minister’s meeting,” a defence ministry statement said.

The announcement came hours after Iran warned London and Paris against sending warships to the region.