Fatima Al-Kassab

Here he is speaking in Seoul yesterday.

He says that by casting doubt on the U.S.

commitment to NATO, Trump is eroding the very substance of the alliance.

Now, U.S.

allies have repeatedly said they're not going to get involved militarily in the hot phase of the war, despite Trump's calls for them to do so.

Well, yeah, so it is as well as kind of showing to Trump that they're starting to do something.

It's also about looking ahead.

If the U.S.

does unilaterally walk away and they're forced to go it alone and negotiate directly with the Iranians.

One analyst I spoke to, Mishtar Baraman from the risk analysis firm, the Eurasia Group, described the meeting as a bit of a Trump management exercise.

He says that as long as the U.S.

and Israel are bombarding Iran, Iran is unlikely to be responsive to any diplomatic outreach from these countries.

Britain's foreign secretary hosted the virtual meeting and noted the talks showed, quote, the strength of our international determination to reopen the strait.

Speaking to ministers from about 40 countries who joined the video call, Yvette Cooper condemned what she called Iranian recklessness, which she said was hitting global economic security.

to hold the global economy hostage.

The focus of the meeting was diplomatic and international planning.

But Cooper said military planners would meet next week to consider military capabilities once the fighting stops.

Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

It's a project that is clearly out of date.

To look at how we can marshal our capabilities and make the strait accessible and safe