Rob“Mr. Trump’s latest attempt to reopen the strait — calling on other countries, including China, to send warships there — did not immediately yield any commitments to do so. Officials in Japan and Australia said that they did not plan to send ships. Britain, France, the European Union and South Korea were noncommittal.”
Trump tells us he’s decimated Iran and that it’s fake news that he didn’t plan for Hormuz. But yet he can’t convince our allies to join us.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Criticizes Allies for Rebuffing His Appeals for Assistance in Strait of Hormuz
“I think it’s important that I be here,” President Trump said of asking China to reschedule a summit. Earlier, he disparaged allies for failing to embrace his request for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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