UK and Japan among countries that are considering options but yet to commit warships to blockaded shipping route
Countries including the UK, Japan, China and South Korea have said they are still considering their options but without making commitments after the US president, Donald Trump, urged them to send warships to the strait of Hormuz to secure the vital shipping route.
The effective closure of the strait of Hormuz by Tehran, in retaliation for airstrikes by the US and Israel, has proved catastrophic for global energy and trade flows, causing the largest oil supply disruption in history and soaring global oil prices.
However, the international response to Trump’s call for the dispatch of warships has so far proved vague and reluctant, with countries unwilling to commit to a military response that could prove treacherous for their navies.
I feel like you are not listening to my point and instead panicking headlessly.
I am listening to your point.
I’m disagreeing with it. The USA started this pointless war for vanity reasons. I don’t want to see British troops put in unnecessary danger.
The only way to stop the attacks would be for America and Israel to occupy the coastal areas and mountains of Iran. Or to surrender.
A naval ship sailing near an oil tanker isn’t going to accomplish anything.
I didn’t even say Britain should deploy. Or do so ineffectually.