In an April 2 meeting of top diplomats from 40 nations, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper discussed mustering their collective powers to remove mines from strait once the conflict diminished.
Cooper convened a meeting with about 30 of those nations last week to discuss restoring free movement in the shipping channel and a follow-up is scheduled this week.
In March, James Cartlidge, the opposition Conservative Party’s defence secretary, said the British Navy removed its last minesweeper from the Persian Gulf a week before the war began.
Britain’s Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment about Trump’s assertion Sunday on Fox News.
