Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to help secure Strait of Hormuz

The US president appealed to the UK and other nations including France, China and Japan to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks. Tehran is blockading the narrow sea passage out of the Persian Gulf, stemming the flow of oil out of the Middle East and pushing up energy prices across the globe. In a post on his Truth Social website, Mr Trump said: “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…