Australia to Join UK-led Talks on Reopening Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will join 35 of her counterparts from across the globe at the snap summit.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong talks to journalists at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 12, 2026. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Australia is set to join a snap summit with other world leaders on re-opening the Strait of Hormuz amid pressure from the Trump administration.

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow sea passage between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea—and it accounts for about one‑fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas traffic.