The UK and US might be planning a “high-level meeting” in London next week on the future of the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reports citing Axios.

The meeting will include talks on the possible establishment of a coalition naval force to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomatic sources tell the website.

High-level European, American and Arab officials, such as defence ministers and military commanders, may take part in the meeting, which comes amid a spate of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and a renewed conflict between the US and Iran.