The U.K. has proposed an international security summit to draw up a “viable, collective plan” to reopen the strait of Hormuz as the global energy shock caused by the Iran conflict worsens.

The Guardian reports that U.K. defense chiefs have been discussing how they could unblock the vital shipping lane, and that it has offered to host a summit to achieve this, including deploying minesweeping drones.

More than 30 countries including the United Arab Emirates, the U.K., France, Germany, Canada and Australia have signed a joint statement agreeing to work on “appropriate efforts” to safeguard the waterway.

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has already sent military planners to U.S. Central Command to help find ways to get tankers through the strait, as Tehran positions itself as the de facto authority controlling shipping through the crucial waterway.

The Guardian reports that a U.K. defense official said the summit could be held in London or navy headquarters in Portsmouth.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the parliamentary Commons liaison committee on March 23 that there would not necessarily be a “quick and early end” to the conflict despite Trump postponing strikes on Iranian power plants.

The Labour MP Matt Western, who chairs the joint committee on national security strategy, said the conflict meant Trump’s presidency was set to be one of the “most foolhardy and costly” for the global economy.

“Trump and Netanyahu’s catastrophic military folly is crippling the global economy and hurting the pockets of British consumers. Despite this government’s best efforts, we are still heavily dependent on oil and gas,” Western said.