FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin NATO has confirmed it is not currently developing any operational plans for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz, despite discussions among some member states about a possible role for the alliance in securing the critical waterway. Speaking on 19 May, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, stressed that any NATO involvement would first require a formal political decision from all 32 members of NATO, Reuters reported. Only after such approval would military planning begin. RelatedNews UNCTAD: Global growth is expected to slow down due to Middle East crisis ReCAAP ISC: One incident of armed robbery 12-18 May var jnews_module_21373372_0_6a0d9c3bf0992 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21373372","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,280,138,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_ima