The United Kingdom and France hosted a virtual summit yesterday with nearly four dozen nations, including non-European countries such as Bahrain, Australia, Japan and South Korea, to forge agreements at breaking Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

The talks signal a shift in the international approach to solving the problem of transportation through the world’s most important maritime chokepoint, moving from a hands-off stance to taking a more active and aggressive role. President Donald Trump had demanded from the outset that U.S. allies join efforts to break Iran’s hold on the strait.

At the summit, British Defense Minister John Healey announced that Britain would commit autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon ‌fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon as part of a multinational effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz, backed by about $155 million in new funding for mine-hunting drones and counter-drone systems.

The HMS Dragon has already been deployed from its current location in the Middle East, where it was stationed to protect U.K. bases, and is currently sailing to the strait. Included in the $155 million package are mine-detection and clearance systems, high‑speed drone boats and Typhoon jets. Britain has already previously deployed about 1,000 personnel to the region for defensive purposes, including fast-jet squadrons and counter-drone units.