By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | center square
(meaningful news) – As President Donald Trump looks to multiple countries for help securing the Strait of Hormuz, the US and Israel are continuing to attack Iran.
During a roundtable event at the White House on Monday, Trump was asked which countries would help secure the Strait of Hormuz against the Iranian regime targeting oil tankers. The president would not specify, although he said many countries could be involved, while expressing frustration at some historical allies who are not interested in assistance.
The president told reporters, “Many countries have told me they are on the way. Some are very excited about it and some are not. There are some countries that we have helped for many years. We have protected them from terrible outside sources, and they were not as enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm is what matters to me.” “They should join enthusiastically. We are protecting these countries…we are the strongest nation, we don’t need anyone.”
However, the President has reportedly called on China, Japan, South Korea and European countries to help secure the vital route linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
The President underlined that Japan imports about 95% of its oil from the region, China follows with 90% and South Korea gets about 35%, while the US imports less than 1% from the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump acknowledged that increased prices are causing many people to feel pain at the pump, but hoped that prices would go down once the conflict subsides.
The president said, “Oil prices are going to go down very quickly. There’s inflation and everything else as well. But clearly, the more important thing than short-term, even long-term oil prices is that you can’t let the most violent, vicious country in the last 50 years have nuclear weapons.”
Trump was repeatedly asked by reporters when the conflict might end, the president gave vague answers. However, he keeps repeating the damage done to Iran.
“We have achieved a 90% reduction in missile launchers and a 95% reduction in drone attacks,” the president said.
As of Monday afternoon, US Central Command said more than 7,000 targets had been attacked, while more than 100 Iranian naval vessels had been damaged or destroyed.
Trump is scheduled to meet this week with two world leaders, Ireland’s Taoiseach, Michael Martin, and Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takachi.
The president is expected to continue to pressure Takaichi to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.
Reprinted with permission from Center Square.
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