President Donald Trump’s push for allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz has drawn a patchwork response, with the UK and France signaling support for coordinated action to restore navigation.
Several European and Asian partners are rejecting military involvement, and the European Union is debating whether it can do more to protect shipping without widening the Iran war.
Trump said on March 15 that he had asked about seven countries that depend heavily on the waterway to help secure it, after earlier naming China, France, Japan, South Korea, and Britain as countries he hoped would deploy ships while U.S. forces kept targeting what remained of Iran’s naval capabilities. The Strait normally carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply….
Trump’s Call to Help Reopen Hormuz Draws Mixed Response From Allies
