European defense officials are privately in advanced talks and detailed discussions to help secure the waters off Iran's coast once the war ends, NYT reports

The plans under discussion include:

• Mounting a show of force, a visible demonstration of military power, to assure skittish shipping companies and their insurers that they will be protected when sailing through the gulf and the strait.
• Shooting down Iranian drones and missiles, if necessary, with air-defense batteries aboard those escorts;
• Sending frigates to escort oil tankers and other merchant ships through the strait;