Nations Respond With Caution to Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz

President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

By Ravi Mattu

Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens

There is little sign of imminent regime change in Iran as its blockade of strait of Hormuz shocks global economy Few doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and its ally Israel. Now it seems less sure, however. Mohsen Rezaee, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Sunday said “the end of the war is in our hands” and called for the withdrawal of Washington’s forces from the Gulf and compensation for all damage ca...

By Jason Burke in Jerusalem

India says no discussions on deploying warships to Strait of Hormuz

India will continue its discussions with several stakeholders on this matter, Jaiswal said, adding that external affairs minister S Jaishankar had also spoken about it in an interview with Financial Times

South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz - The Straits Times

South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz  The Straits Times

Greece, Spain, Germany, Italy rule out participating in military operations in Strait of Hormuz

Greece will not engage in any military operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday. Greece would only participated in the EU’s naval mission “Aspides” charged with protecting ships in the Red Sea, Marinakis told a press conference. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration was talking to seven […]

Liberal lawmaker holds solo protest against US warship request

Rep. Lee Ki-heon, lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has launched a solo protest against the United States' request for South Korea to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz amid the deepening Middle East crisis. Lee, a first-term liberal lawmaker, claimed Monday that deploying South Korea's armed forces upon the request of US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social "would run counter to the spirit of our Constitution," describing it as an unreasonable request that "disre

By The Korea Herald

Greece will not engage in military operations at Hormuz Strait, says government official

Greece will not engage in any military operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday. Greece would only participated in the EU’s naval mission “Aspides” charged with protecting ships in the Red Sea, Marinakis told a press conference. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration was talking […]

By Newsroom

Japan, Australia Decline Trump’s Call to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz

Agadir – After US President Donald Trump called on various countries to assist in securing maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz, some of Washington’s most important allies, such as Japan and Australia, have indicated that they have no intention of deploying their ships to the region. The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent […] The post Japan, Australia Decline Trump’s Call to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Hanane Afeznaoui