Trump Asks China, Allies to Send Warships to Protect Oil Routes

What Happened President Trump posted on Truth Social requesting that multiple nations send ships to the Strait of Hormuz, specifically naming China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK as countries “affected by this artificial constraint.” The post suggests current restrictions are limiting normal oil tanker traffic through the narrow Persian Gulf waterway. The Strait of Hormuz is a 21-mile-wide channel between Iran and Oman that serves as the world’s most important oil chokepoint.