Governments remain silent or reject Trump's proposed naval coalition

Middle East Eye · March 16, 2026 Politics

Governments remain silent or reject Trump's proposed naval coalition Donald Trump's suggested multinational naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has still not had any volunteers with governments rejecting the idea outright or refusing to engage with the US president on the subject. The proposal consisted of sending warships to the strait to get trade up and running again, with 20 percent of the world's oil normally passing through. In Europe, some leaders were unequivocal.

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