Seven US Allies Endorse Hormuz ‘Coalition,’ Offer ‘No Commitment’ For Military Action – The Cradle
Seven US Allies Endorse Hormuz ‘Coalition,’ Offer ‘No Commitment’ For Military Action
Trump’s call for help comes one year after he directed the US Navy to withdraw from the Red Sea after months of failing to stop Yemen’s pro-Palestine blockade
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada issued a joint statement on 20 March in support of a potential “coalition” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while specifying “no commitment” to a concrete military role.
“We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the strait,” the close US allies announced.
The joint statement did not, however, touch on any military involvement or the commitment of any forces to the initiative.
One political reporter writing for Axios said the statement was “largely a gesture to placate [US] President [Donald] Trump, who has railed against allies for declining to help secure the strait and warned that a failure to do so could undermine the future of NATO.”
The allies condemned attacks on commercial vessels and energy infrastructure, citing “the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces,” and called on Tehran to “cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the strait.”
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Related: 3/19 — ⭕️ In a joint statement, the UK, alongside France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan, have signaled readiness to take part in efforts aimed at securing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
3/17 — ‘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 coalitionSeveral 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…
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…
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. [Israel is not in NATO..]
3/17 — 🤡 Starmer daydreams about NATO boots in Ukraine — a ceasefire is all they need
3/17 — 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over War With Iran
3/16 — 🇺🇸 “They should be thanking me. China should be thanking us. They should be helping us.” – Trump on what other countries think about his war on 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
3/16 — 🇯🇵❌🇺🇸 Japan rejected president Trump’s call to send its navy to the Hormuz and escort oil tankers.
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…
3/15 — Trump Drops Massive 401-Word Post On Iran
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