US discusses coalition to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz

In an interview with Financial Times, Trump also said that it would be "very bad for the future of NATO" if allies do not help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Japan has just started to release oil from its reserves as part of a coordinated attempt to try to reduce global oil prices, which have risen since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.

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(Photo: The Liberia flagged tanker Shenlong, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to India via the Strait of Hormuz; Credit:/Divyakant Solanki/
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