UAE Willing to Join International Force to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT Reports

March 27 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has ?told ?the U.S. and other Western ?allies it would participate in a multinational maritime taskforce to ?reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ?the matter. The UAE is trying ?to push dozens of countries to create a “Hormuz Security Force” to defend ?the strait ?from Iranian attacks and escort shipping, the report added. The UAE has ?faced more Iranian attacks than any other country in the region, including Israel. Several U.S. allies have said they have no immediate plans to send ships to…