A report indicates that the Trump administration is pressing ahead with plans to assemble a coalition of countries to help escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that has become the center of a growing energy and security crisis after Iran effectively disrupted traffic through the passage in retaliation for the airstrikes launched by the U.S. and Israel.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that U.S. officials and President Donald Trump have framed the proposed effort as an international mission to protect global trade, not just an American operation, arguing that countries heavily dependent on Gulf oil should share the burden. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints.
