Donald Trump has pleaded for the UK and its allies to send warships to the embattled Strait of Hormuz in an effort to break Iran’s blockade of the key oil shipping route.
Piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to deepen his involvement in the escalating conflict, the US president urged Britain and other nations – including France, China and Japan – to send warships to the area to protect oil tankers from Iranian attacks.
