DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump urged Japan and other nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after Iran threatened escalation across the Middle East to retaliate for Washington¡¯s bombing of its main Gulf island energy hub.
Tehran¡¯s ability to stop shipping through the strait, a major channel for oil and gas shipping, could give it enormous leverage over the U.S. and its allies.
¡°The Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help ¡ª A LOT!¡± Trump wrote in a social media post. ¡°The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well.¡±
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