US President Donald Trump has told reporters that opening the Strait of Hormuz would be a “simple military manoeuvre,” but it requires help, which he described as “ships” and “volume” from other nations.
“It would be nice if countries, including China, would get involved … NATO could help us but so far they haven’t had the courage to do so,” he said.
Trump has repeatedly called on US allies to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas is shipped.
Iran has effectively blocked the channel since the US and Israel attacked last month, sending global oil prices skyrocketing.
Trump claims that since the US doesn’t use the Strait of Hormuz, other nations that do will have to “guard and police it”.
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