Trump news at a glance: call for allied protection of strait of Hormuz in doubt as allies appear sceptical

US president’s call for coalition to protect commercial ships gets muted response – key US politics stories from 15 March at a glanceDonald Trump’s call for allies to send ships to the strait of Hormuz to protect commercial shipping vessels and unblock global oil supplies has met a muted response.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...


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