The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.
As the Iran war enters its third week and oil prices surge, President Donald Trump is attempting to restart shipping through a key choke point closed by Iran.
President Trump on Saturday urged allied nations to work together to keep oil safely flowing through the Strait of Hormuz -- a critical global trade route -- as tensions with Iran intensify in the Middle East.
President Trump on Saturday declared victory over Iran and called for other countries to assist in a “team effort” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and safe while US forces continue “bombing the hell out of the shoreline” and shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. The post JUST IN: Trump Declares Victory in Iran, Says “Many Countries” Will…
President Trump claimed on Saturday the U.S. and several other countries will send war ships to the Gulf to reopen commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: The attacks in the strait of Hormuz brought commercial shipping to and from the Gulf to an almost complete halt, dramatically disrupted oil exports from the region and destabilized…
Iran launched new drone and missile attacks at United States allies across the Gulf as it vows to paralyze global oil supplies by threatening tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump says he believes other countries will help reopen the Strait but has not named which ones. Meanwhile, the State Department is urging Americans to immediately…
The president said the measure would be taken to ensure the safe passage for tankers in the strait.
“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships,” President Donald Trump says in a Truth Social post.
President Trump’s latest two messages via Truth Social present an interesting geopolitical approach with multiple enmeshed aspects. First, some background context is needed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer are in Paris to meet with Chinese government officials ahead of a scheduled meeting between Chairman Xi Jinping and President…
