Miliband urges US to reopen Strait of Hormuz ahead of first Rubio meeting

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has called on the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, describing free passage as 'essential to ease cost-of-living pressures on British families'. The appeal comes before his first one-to-one meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Reuters reports Iran has halted most traffic through the strait while Washington maintains a blockade of Iran-related shipping.