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Trump urges China and other nations to deploy ships to secure Strait of Hormuz
Trump called on China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others to send warships amid Iranian attacks disrupting 20% of global oil and LNG flows, risking energy supply.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump urged China, France, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying many will join U.S. efforts.
- Rising tensions since February 28, 2026, have led Iran to effectively block the Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of global oil normally transits, raising energy stakes.
- Writing on social media, Trump warned that 'Iran' could still hit the 'Strait of Hormuz' with drones, mines, or missiles despite claiming to have destroyed 100% of Iran's military capability.
- Maritime traffic has been halted, and oil prices surged 40 percent as Iran choked the Strait of Hormuz; the U.S. deployed 5,000 Marines and the USS Tripoli and struck Kharg Island.
- U.S. officials have not confirmed any allies' participation, the UK is discussing options amid calls for parliamentary approval, and early war costs reached $11.3 billion.
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The Iran war goes into the third week. US President Trump wants the road of Hormus to be safely passed again. Other countries are supposed to send warships. In Tehran this makes fun.
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Trump urges US allies to send warships to Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to retaliate
Iran has warned people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in the Middle East, as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters its third week.
Washington, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump urged other countries on Saturday to send warships to ensure the safety of the strategic strait of Ormuz, paralyzed by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.At the beginning of its third week, the conflict that ignited the Middle East, marked by the death of the Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, gives no sign of abating. Daily attacks, dotted with threatening statements, leave more than 2,000 dead,…
Trump Pressures Allies to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz
President Trump called Saturday in a pair of posts for an international naval effort to secure oil shipping lanes severely restricted by Iran. Trump wrote on Truth Social that "many countries" would dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure it remains "open and safe," urging Britain, China, France,...
On the 14th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump publicly singled out South Korea and demanded that it dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Previously, in 2020 during the Moon Jae-in administration, South Korea independently deployed the Cheonghae Unit to the Strait of Hormuz at the request of the United States. At the time, the U.S. demanded participation in a coalition, but the South Korean government did not accept this and instead…
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