The UK will not be involved in Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, it is understood.The US president threatened to stop tankers from entering or leaving the key oil and gas shipping lane - which has been throttled by Iran in retaliation for the US-Israel war against it, sending energy prices soaring.

The UK will not be involved in Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, it is understood.The US president threatened to stop tankers from entering or leaving the key oil and gas shipping lane - which has been throttled by Iran in retaliation for the US-Israel war against it, sending energy prices soaring.