The European Union is considering two types of naval missions to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump called for international cooperation in efforts to restart oil exports and end the rise in crude prices.
"It is in our interest to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and for this reason we are also discussing what we can do in this regard from the European side," said Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief.
She made the announcement ahead of a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.
Rising energy and fertilizer prices have brought war in Iran to the top of their agenda, she said.
Kallas said the EU could expand its Aspides naval mission to protect ships in the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf or form a "coalition of the willing" with member states contributing military capacity on an ad hoc basis.
