Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.

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…
The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.
US President Donald Trump stepped up calls to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, saying warships will “hopefully” be sent to the area near Iran’s coast to help commercial vessels sail through safely.
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…
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a multinational group is sending warships to defend the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian military forces blockading the oil shipping waterway. Trump’s Saturday announcement comes less than a day after he told reporters that the U.S. Navy could start to escort oil tankers through the narrow strait “very…