‘Not Our War’: Trump’s Naval Coalition To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Dead In The Water – The Cradle
‘Not Our War’: Trump’s Naval Coalition To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz Dead In The Water
The US president threatened NATO members with a ‘very bad future’ if they do not join his proposed coalition
Several countries have either rejected or expressed serious concerns about US President Donald Trump’s plan to form a coalition aimed at escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has closed to Washington and its allies in retaliation for the brutal US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, said on 15 March that he was “skeptical” of Trump’s plan.
“Will we soon be an active part of this conflict? No,” he went on to say.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, “What does Trump expect a handful of European frigates to do that the powerful US Navy cannot?” adding, “This is not our war, and we did not start it.”
Meanwhile, France officially rejected the US request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz…
Australia has also denied the request, as have Japan, China, Norway, and Spain. The UK and South Korea said they were reviewing options.
The US president had demanded that NATO states join his proposed coalition, threatening that they would face a “very bad future” if they did not.
Trump had also expressed hope that “China, [what is he smoking? 😂] France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.”
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to Washington and its allies in response to the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. Several vessels trying to cross in violation of Iranian warnings have been targeted.
A number of countries have reached out to Tehran for access to the Strait, through which 20 to 30 percent of the world’s energy passed prior to the war.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
Related: 3/17 — 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over War With Iran“
3/16 — ⚡️ 🔻Trump’s request for the world to join a coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz by force.
🇮🇹 Italy: Refused
🇪🇸 Spain: Refused
🇯🇵 Japan: Refused
🇫🇷 France: Hesitant
🇳🇴 Norway: Refused
🇨🇦 Canada: Refused
🇦🇺 Australia: Refused
🇩🇪 Germany: Refused
🇨🇳 China: No response
🇬🇧 Britain: No response
🇳🇱 Netherlands: No response
🇰🇷 South Korea: No confirmation.
3/16 — Trump: ‘It’s Unfair… Iran Has No Right To Be Doing What They’re Doing’
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3/16 — President Trump Admits War With Iran Is On Behalf Of Israel: “You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all…It’s almost like we do it for habit—but we also do it for some very ‘good allies’ that we have in the Middle East“
3/15 — Trump is in for a big surprise…
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3/11 — Nations Worldwide Move To Conserve Fuel As Strait Of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Economy
3/9 — Trump Tells Israeli Media That He Will Not End The War On Iran Without Israeli Consent
3/4 — Iran has announced that it will allow only China to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, as an expression of gratitude for Beijing’s supportive stance toward Tehran during the war.
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