Greece will not engage in military operations at Hormuz Strait, says government official

Strait disruption threatens global oil tanker traffic

Greece will not engage in any military operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday.

Greece would only participated in the EU's naval mission "Aspides" charged with protecting ships in the Red Sea, Marinakis told a press conference.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration was talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, calling on them to help protect ships in the vital waterway that Tehran has mostly blocked to oil tanker traffic.