Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Nations Rebuff Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz

 Nations Rebuff Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz (Thanks to Graydon for this one)

President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they are not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

President Trump in the White House on Thursday. Photo by Doug Mills/NYT