Trump urges UK to help US as ‘totally decapitated’ Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz | World | News
Donald Trump has urged several countries, including the UK, to send their ships to the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to eliminate the Iranian threat in the area. As the Tehran regime continues its blockade of the key oil trade route, the US President took to Truth Social on Saturday.
He wrote: “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. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.
“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.
“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. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”
The Strait of Hormuz is a key trade route through which some 20% of the world’s oil passes. Numerous ships have reportedly come under fire in the area since Operation Epic Fury was launched by the US and Israel on February 28.
On Thursday, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed in its first message as the country’s Supreme Leader to keep blocking the route. The message released was a written statement, with the new leader yet to appear on camera, amid reports he has been injured by US strikes.
As the blockade continues, the global energy markets face a major economic shock.
More than 1,000 cargo ships have so far been blocked from transiting in the strait, which at its narrowest point is just 21 nautical miles wide and neighbours the coast of Iran.
Last year, some 20 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day.
