Several allied nations of the United States will not warships to be sent to the Strait of Hormuz. France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan will not send warships to the region.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she did not receive a request from Trump. “The question is what Japan should do on our own initiative and what’s possible within our legal framework, rather than what’s requested by the United States,” she told parliament, as per AFP. “We have asked various sections of various ministries to discuss this.” She noted that such an operation would be “extremely difficult legally.”
The United Kingdom’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband, stated that it is “very important that we get the Strait of Hormuz reopened” and said the country may send mine-hunting drones, although sending ships may worsen the situation.
President Trump said over the weekend that several countries, “specially 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.”
“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,” his statement added. “In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the [removed] 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!”
