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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Why countries are rejecting Trump’s call to send ships to Strait of Hormuz

Nato leaders rejected US president Donald Trump’s call to get involved in the war against Iran, despite mounting pressure from Washington.

A day after Japan, Australia and the UK said they had no plans to send naval ships to the strategic waterway, Germany joined in saying Nato had “nothing to do” with the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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