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.
🇫🇷 France — OFFICIALLY REJECTED. Will not send warships.
🇨🇳 China — No response. Called it a “sovereign right.”
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — “Discussing options with allies.” No commitment.
🇯🇵 Japan — Silence. 70% of Japan’s Middle East oil comes through Hormuz.
🇰🇷 South Korea — No confirmation. Seoul caught between Washington and its own oil dependency.
🇩🇪 Germany — No convoy support.
🇳🇴 Norway — Rejected.
🇶🇦 Qatar — Already STOPPED gas production. Declared force majeure. Their energy minister said “this will bring down economies of the world.”
🇦🇪 UAE — Gulf states “tried to stop this war because they knew the implications.”
🇮🇷 Iran — Still attacking ships. Still laying mines. Still blocking the strait.
10 countries. 0 warships.
The most powerful military on Earth asked for backup and got ghosted.