US pushing for new coalition to restart Hormuz traffic: reports

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Washington DC: The United States is pushing for a new international bloc called the ‘Maritime Freedom Construct’ to restart commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

As talks with Tehran stall and oil prices remain high, the State Department is calling on global diplomats to join this US-led effort to restore freedom of navigation. The narrow waterway is a critical chokepoint, handling one-fifth of the world's oil transit.

The coalition is designed to share intelligence, coordinate diplomacy, and enforce sanctions against Iranian obstruction. Under this plan, the State Department would act as a diplomatic hub while US Central Command provides real-time maritime monitoring.

This move follows calls for ‘collective action’ to protect the global economy and unblock the strait, which has been under heavy Iranian pressure.