US EditionTrump urges China and other nations to deploy ships to secure Strait of Hormuz
Trump called on China, UK, and allies to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian strikes have halted about 20% of global oil and LNG shipments.
- 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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Trump urges ‘team effort’ from other countries to keep oil flowing through Strait of Hormuz
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.
US President Donald Trump said that “many countries” will send warships to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which is partially blocked due to the threat of strikes from Iran.
US President Donald Trump has made another call for countries to join forces in the fight against Iranian efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz. Just hours after saying he hopes the UK, China and other countries will send warships, the US president said countries "that get oil through the Strait of Hormuz should take care of that passage". US Secretary of War: Gulf Allies Are Going Offensive Against Iran "The United States of America has defeate…
Trump Reduced to Begging China, the UK, and Allies He Once Scorned to Send Warships as Hormuz Crisis Spirals
Donald Trump has turned to the very nations he spent years belittling, publicly urging China, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and South Korea to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's blockade of the critical waterway pushes the global economy toward crisis. The appeal, posted on Truth Social on Saturday, laid bare the scale of Washington's predicament — and the cost of a foreign policy built on alienating allies. 'Hopefully China, …
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