President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a multinational group is sending warships to defend the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian military forces blockading the oil shipping waterway.
Trump’s Saturday announcement comes less than a day after he told reporters that the U.S. Navy could start to escort oil tankers through the narrow strait “very soon.”
“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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “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.”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began to choke off the vital oil shipping waterway after the first U.S.-Israeli joint attacks of the war. There have been several reported Iranian attacks on ships in the strait since the start of the war.
Trump did not specify which countries would be sending ships to defend the Strait of Hormuz, but urged at least five other countries to join the effort, including China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
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“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,” Trump posted.
“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!”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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