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Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open [View all]
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Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump has said the UK should send warships to help keep the strait of Hormuz open.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president urged the UK and other countries to deploy vessels to the strait amid the conflict with Iran.
The strait is a key trading artery between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes. Last year, about 20m barrels of oil passed through the strait each day.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/14/trump-warships-strait-of-hormuz-iran-oil-shipping
Stable genius said the war was won and USA didn't need any help like two days ago.
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