Anonymous19 days ago
President Trump has called on China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK to send warships alongside the U.S. to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, now effectively closed for two weeks by Iran's mines, missiles, and drone attacks. But none of the named nations have committed forces, the U.S. Navy lacks the minesweeping capacity to clear the waterway for weeks or months, and Iran's selective offer to let yuan-denominated oil shipments through threatens to fracture any coalition before it forms.