Trump seeks global backing to reopen Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON: US Head Donald Trump has escalated his drive to enlist global backing in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the future of NATO
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Trump seeks global backing to reopen Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON: US Head Donald Trump has escalated his drive to enlist global backing in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the future of NATO could be at risk if European and Asian allies fail to assist.
“If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO,” Trump declared in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday.
Trump also stated that he could delay his conference with China’s Head Xi Jinping later this month as he pressed Beijing to help unblock the crucial waterway.
In the same interview, he repeated an earlier legal challenge that countries dependent on Gulf oil should bear shared responsibility for ensuring the free flow of energy through the strategically vital waterway.
“It’s only appropriate that individuals who are the eligible recipients of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” he stated.
Trump’s comments, made in an eight-minute phone call with the FT , came a day after he appealed to China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK to join a “team effort” to open up the chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes.
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