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demmiblue

(39,643 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:37 AM Saturday

Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open

Source: Reuters

March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz ​open, but did not provide ​details on which countries would do so.

"Many ⁠Countries, especially those who are affected ​by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz ​Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep ​the Strait open and safe," Trump ​wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said ‌he ⁠hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the area.

"In the meantime, the United ​States will ​be bombing ⁠the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian ​Boats and Ships out of ​the ⁠water," he wrote.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-many-countries-will-send-warships-keep-strait-hormuz-open-2026-03-14/

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Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open (Original Post) demmiblue Saturday OP
Donald Trump - the Leeroy Jenkins of heads of state muriel_volestrangler Saturday #1
No, Shitler, they're not. paleotn Saturday #2
Shitler has it ass backwards Resistance1 Saturday #3
Good luck with the mines JBTaurus83 Saturday #4
And Margot Robbie is bringing me a pizza, salad, and wine for my dinner tonight. Botany Saturday #5
Thank You for the timeline cleanse. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Saturday #15
I hope True Dough Saturday #26
She is so demanding in always wanting me to be some kind of love toy..... Botany Saturday #35
Sorry Donny you antagonized all of our allies Ritabert Saturday #6
Hey shit for brains, and those in your depends......China..............you opened this can of worms................JFC.. turbinetree Saturday #7
The following 44 countries have offered to send Navy ships to help in the Epstein War. Unfortunately, Wonder Why Saturday #8
I heard that the Mongolian Government has Javaman Saturday #9
Pottery Barn rules. NT mahatmakanejeeves Saturday #10
Report: how many countries! Javaman Saturday #11
Yep many counties, the best counties..... frogstar0 Saturday #12
They'll be there in "two weeks." Harker Saturday #13
Which means, we're on our own for this little "excursion" 0rganism Saturday #14
Many countries Wiz Imp Saturday #16
Hail Hail Freedonia! Harker Saturday #20
Pottsylvania, led by Boris and Natasha! RazorbackExpat Saturday #39
Trump says ... littlemissmartypants Saturday #17
Eventually he may be proven right unfortunately AZJonnie Saturday #18
Exactly. The Coalition Of The Unwilling But Desperate NickB79 Saturday #19
Maybe they will invade the US and take our oil instead. Attilatheblond Saturday #24
In two weeks Prairie Gates Saturday #21
Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra, Burundi, Eswatini and who else? DJ Synikus Makisimus Saturday #22
El Salvador. Hungary, etc. DBoon Saturday #33
El Salvador does have a seacoast, though. DJ Synikus Makisimus Saturday #36
Blah, blah, blah. Martin68 Saturday #23
Pound Sand! walkingman Saturday #25
I'll bet True Dough Saturday #27
Yeah, like who, exactly? All our former allies that you have managed to.. 3catwoman3 Saturday #28
Our former allies must be feeling some sweet schadenfreude thought crime Saturday #38
Name 6 Turbineguy Saturday #29
The only ones who can keep the Strait of Hormuz open, Sneederbunk Saturday #30
The most likely candidate may be Saudi Arabia and they haven't yet IronLionZion Saturday #31
Hogwash Rebl2 Saturday #32
"Don't forget Poland!" regnaD kciN Saturday #34
And, he is on what planet? BarbD Saturday #37
Somebody Please Help Me or I'll raise your tariffs to 1,000% dalton99a Saturday #40
I thought we had already won the war. SamuelAdams Saturday #41

paleotn

(22,136 posts)
2. No, Shitler, they're not.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:52 AM
Saturday

And we need them? Why, I thought the US was all powerful. Really. I heard that from Whisky Pete himself.

Botany

(77,156 posts)
5. And Margot Robbie is bringing me a pizza, salad, and wine for my dinner tonight.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:03 AM
Saturday


Trump’s many nations are going to send ships to keep the straits of Hormuz open is like the many
people who are calling him about something or other. He is nuts.

Botany

(77,156 posts)
35. She is so demanding in always wanting me to be some kind of love toy.....
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:03 PM
Saturday

I think I’ll gonna call it off. She doesn’t care what I have to say or what I think about things. And she
likes to snuggle a lot too.

Maybe if she does the dishes and walks the dog I will let her spend the night.

turbinetree

(27,441 posts)
7. Hey shit for brains, and those in your depends......China..............you opened this can of worms................JFC..
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:21 AM
Saturday

did you ask the other countries to place there material at risk..............your a fucking idiot................

Wonder Why

(6,876 posts)
8. The following 44 countries have offered to send Navy ships to help in the Epstein War. Unfortunately,
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:24 AM
Saturday

all of them are landlocked and have no Navy ships.


Zambia
Mali
Niger
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Chad
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Burundi
Malawi
Eswatini
Lesotho
Austria
Serbia
Hungary
Slovakia
Switzerland
Belarus
North Macedonia
Czech Republic
Kosovo *
Luxembourg
Moldova
Liechtenstein
Transnistria *
Andorra
San Marino
Vatican City
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Laos
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Artsakh *
Mongolia
Bhutan
Nepal
South Ossetia *
West Bank *
Bolivia
Paraguay

Javaman

(65,626 posts)
11. Report: how many countries!
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:43 AM
Saturday

Orange pedo: so many I can’t count or even pronounce

Reporter: can you name one?

OP: who are you with; you never smiling piggy?

R: I’m with..

OP: fake news! You’re terrible!

frogstar0

(251 posts)
12. Yep many counties, the best counties.....
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:44 AM
Saturday

Who in their right mind would send their ships and sailors into the gulf to help TACO?

0rganism

(25,595 posts)
14. Which means, we're on our own for this little "excursion"
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:23 PM
Saturday

Fortunately, the asshole is reliably dishonest

Wiz Imp

(9,832 posts)
16. Many countries
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:29 PM
Saturday

Atlantis, Eurasia, Freedonia, Grand Fenwick, Lilliput, Lower Slobovia, Pottsylvania, and Wakanda among others.

RazorbackExpat

(934 posts)
39. Pottsylvania, led by Boris and Natasha!
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:37 PM
Saturday

Maybe Stephen Miller Fearless Leader will make a guest appearance

littlemissmartypants

(32,993 posts)
17. Trump says ...
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:33 PM
Saturday

Whatever the poorly programmed chat bot in his head tells him to say.

Bless his heart.


AZJonnie

(3,653 posts)
18. Eventually he may be proven right unfortunately
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:40 PM
Saturday

If Iran keeps the Strait closed long enough some other countries may have no choice but to come bail he and Bibi's stupid asses out of trouble, just because their economies are in trouble due to high energy costs and possible shortages.

NickB79

(20,316 posts)
19. Exactly. The Coalition Of The Unwilling But Desperate
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:49 PM
Saturday

The world economy still runs on oil and gas.

Attilatheblond

(8,765 posts)
24. Maybe they will invade the US and take our oil instead.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 03:31 PM
Saturday

We could use a little liberation and regime change about now.

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,433 posts)
36. El Salvador does have a seacoast, though.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:19 PM
Saturday

I'm thinking Bhutan, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chad, Slovakia, Czechia, Mongolia, etc.

The Coalition of the Landlocked.

True Dough

(26,471 posts)
27. I'll bet
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 03:55 PM
Saturday

it's far fewer countries than the few that joined his ridiculous "Board of Peace."

3catwoman3

(29,269 posts)
28. Yeah, like who, exactly? All our former allies that you have managed to..
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 04:20 PM
Saturday

...insult and alienate?

IronLionZion

(51,151 posts)
31. The most likely candidate may be Saudi Arabia and they haven't yet
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:37 PM
Saturday

Not UAE or Kuwait either.

dalton99a

(93,910 posts)
40. Somebody Please Help Me or I'll raise your tariffs to 1,000%
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:04 PM
Saturday

Oh wait, can't do tariffs anymore

SamuelAdams

(10 posts)
41. I thought we had already won the war.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:37 PM
Saturday

It seems like he needs a lot of help for someone claiming to have everything under control.

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