Britain will host a meeting of allied military officers to discuss plans for securing the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway looms.The US president has given Tehran until 8pm on Tuesday Washington time (1am on Wednesday UK time) to end its blockade of the strait or be bombed "back to the Stone Ages".

Britain will host a meeting of allied military officers to discuss plans for securing the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway looms.The US president has given Tehran until 8pm on Tuesday Washington time (1am on Wednesday UK time) to end its blockade of the strait or be bombed "back to the Stone Ages".