Trump: 'We don't need any help' with Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said the United States does not need help with securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict with Iran but also said NATO allies "don't want to help us."
With Iran threatening to attack, points of entry to the strait are ready to turn into sprawling maritime parking lots, filled with idle ships waiting for their escorts.
President Trump said the United States does not need help with securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict with Iran but also said NATO allies "don't want to help us."
Trump has expressed frustration over a lack of military assistance from allies, but leaders are reluctant to join a conflict he started without consulting them.
A no-alition of the willing.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday lambasted European allies over their reluctance to send military assets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening “wide and deep” repercussions for alliances. In a post to social media, Graham said he had spoken with President Trump “about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait…
As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies.
With oil markets paralyzed by the U.S.-Iran war, the Trump administration says it could escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages.
China and Iran maintain a security relationship that, while stopping short of a formal defense alliance, has expanded from conventional weapons sales into dual-use technology transfers, joint military exercises, and satellite navigation access. The post China-Iran Military Ties: Weapons, Satellites, and the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on The Gateway…
President Trump said Tuesday he doesn't need NATO allies' help in breaking Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, though he complained about their lack of initial enthusiasm for assisting America.
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now centered on the battle for the Strait of Hormuz. The strait provides the critical Indian Ocean chokepoint for oil and natural gas-exporting nations rimming the Persian Gulf. But Iran’s use of drones, mines, missiles, and gunboats to harass transiting ships has brought energy exports to a near-total halt. This has led…