UK, China and Japan among countries debating whether to send ships to strait of Hormuz
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Response to Donald Trump’s callout for military support in the waterway has so far been vague and reluctant
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Countries including the UK, Japan, China and South Korea have said they are still considering their options after the US president, Donald Trump, urged them to send warships to the strait of Hormuz to secure the vital shipping route. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called on the UK, China, France, Japan, South Korea and other countries to send ships to the waterway, the world’s busiest shipping route which is being violently blockaded by Iran. Continue reading...