Trump calls on the UK and other nations to join the US in sending ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz – here’s why the oil shipping lane matters
In a post on Truth Social, the US president says despite “Iran’s attempted closure” of the passage, “one way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”
The UK Maritime Trade Operations says 16 ships operating in and around the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman have been attacked – on Thursday, Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep blocking the strait
Meanwhile, strikes have continued across the Middle East, with sirens sounding in Jerusalem after the Israeli military said it had detected new attacks from Iran
Earlier, Trump said military targets on Iran’s key oil island Kharg have been “totally obliterated”
In response, Tehran said oil and energy infrastructure from firms that work with the US could be “turned into a pile of ashes”
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