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Posted on 03/15/2026 5:49:22 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Keir Starmer held a call with Donald Trump today after the US president urged Britain to send warships to the Middle East to help police the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said he hoped the UK would be among "many countries" to help combat Iranian efforts to block the crucial waterway, through which 20% of the world's oil transits. Writing on Truth Social, he said the UK, China, France, Japan and South Korea will "hopefully" be sending warships to the shipping route, before issuing a second plea, saying countries "that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage."
In a call with the US president this evening, Keir Starmer discussed the "importance" of reopening Strait of Hormuz. The pair spoke about the "ongoing situation in the Middle East", a Downing Street spokeswoman said, including the "importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to end the disruption to global shipping, which is driving up costs worldwide".
It comes as Britain is considering sending minehunting drones to secure the vital shipping lane. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, today said any involvement from the UK to protect the Strait of Hormuz "would be complicity in the crime of aggression", which would be "responded to by Iran".
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“plea for warships”
Spit.
The Sun.
It makes sense that Trump would ask Muslim nations to help other Muslim nations
I’ve seen the meme in a couple of other headlines today.
The articles don’t defame, just the headline.
Yeah, I’m pissed.
And in Canada, just days after an IRGC mullah was seen being given asylum in Toronto, Canadian PM Mark Carney announces Canada will not assist the United States in any of its operations against Iran.
Ships and Britain are exclusionary terms.
These days Britain has a better chance at scrambling a squadron of flying carpets.
I would have characterized the events as follows:
“There’s a lot of countries dependent on Persian Gulf oil. If they were responsible they would send some ships to protect their access to this critical resource”.
They’ll be right over with the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier as soon as they finish applying Flex Seal.
Once upon a time, Canadians were fierce warriors. U.S. General George Patton was highly impressed with their army.
Now they’re nothing but a gaggle of girly-men.
First, some background context is needed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer are in Paris to meet with Chinese government officials ahead of a scheduled meeting between Chairman Xi Jinping and President Trump.
The main objective of the pre-summit assembly before President Trump goes to Beijing, is to hammer out the actionable agreement details that can be signed off by Xi and Trump. Bessent and Greer are looking to put a deal together with their Chinese counterparts so that Trump and Xi can announce mutually beneficial outcomes during their summit.
Second, President Trump has already indicated the March 31/April 1 meeting with Xi will be all business. The traditional pomp and splendor will not be present, and Trump will only be visiting Beijing – no sidelines.
Third, Secretary Rubio will be accompanying Trump on this trip to Beijing, which might seem ordinary were it not for the fact that in 2020 China sanctioned and banned Rubio from entering China for criticizing Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
Fourth, there are rumors that President Trump is going to announce a significant weapons deal with Taiwan at some point immediately following the trip. If those rumors are true, it would be a top priority for the Chinese advance team in Paris to stop that from happening.
Regardless of what happens in the next few weeks, President Trump will be meeting with Chairman Xi with full Eagle eye confrontation toward the returning dragon stare. There will be no panda mask on this trip whatsoever; this face to face is an apex predator showdown, while the world watches intently.
In the next two weeks we will likely see critical probes of both Trump and Xi’s wills surface in ancillary stories connected to each stakeholder, most likely swirling around the Iran conflict. Do not be surprised if we see all of the advanced USA influence purchasing by China now activated with very specific anti-Trump narratives.
That is the context for President Trump to call out many of the oil dependent countries:
TRUTH SOCIAL – “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.
Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!
There is a significant overlay here.
First, any nation that sends supportive military ships into the Strait of Hormuz is openly taking a position against the Iranian regime. China cannot take that position, and President Trump knows it – so he’s calling out the dragon’s alignment for the world to see.
…. If you get oil from the region, come protect your ships while I kill the bad guys…
Remember, Japan has a very limited military, and their post-World War II constitution was blocking them from building one. Changing that position was the goal of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a friend of Trump, and he was traveling throughout Japan with that message when he was assassinated. That objective now falls to the protege’ of Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Japan is included on that list of countries specifically to antagonize the dragon, with President Trump saying I have a strong industrial friend in your back yard.
For the rest, notice the countries Trump did not name: India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines or any of the Asian countries that are dependent on oil from the middle east. Trump is not asking the dependency allies of the United States to participate. Instead, President Trump is calling upon the fake-ally countries that oppose the United States but hide behind a friendly smiling mask.
This is a bold underline for President Trump’s former statement where he publicly doubted the NATO allies would ever come to assist the USA (ie. Greenland), even though they are dependent on the security the USA provides.
In this Iranian conflict, the Europeans are dependent on oil from the middle east, but they will not put their military into the fight even if it secures their own economic future. Opening the Strait of Hormuz benefits the Europeans, but they only want to pontificate grand prose about it; similar to how they pontificated about the threat Iran presented, then lost their supportive tongue when Trump finally did something about it.
A few hours later, President Trump drives home the point:
TRUTH SOCIAL – “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT! The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well. This should have always been a team effort, and now it will be — It will bring the World together toward Harmony, Security, and Everlasting Peace!”
Now we wait to see who steps up.
I also concur with this point:
Shanaka Anslem Perera: “The coalition call is not about Iran. Iran’s military is destroyed. The coalition call is about the world that emerges after Iran. If America escorts the tankers alone, the Strait reopens under American control and dollar pricing survives. If a coalition escorts them, the Strait reopens under international consensus and the yuan-for-Hormuz proposal dies. If nobody escorts them, the Strait stays closed and China’s shadow fleet is the only commerce moving through it.”
Any ship bound to Canada regardless of flag it sails under should not be protected. Simple-
Yes, plea? Was Trump heartbroken?
These idiots never give it a rest.
Ships and Britain are exclusionary terms.
Rum, Sodomy and the lash.
Well written article.
That said, I still hear the IDIOT MSM ramble about Trump invading Denmark. Are they really that stupid?
The goal was to force the arctic nations and in particular NATO and Denmark to actually secure the North!
It should not be the case that the US has to deploy fighters, man permanent bases that are one of Greenlands major income sources, while Denmark lays claim to this real estate and does practically nothing for its security.
Hint, to this day, a major threat for “us” is over the polar caps (shorter time and distance). This route faces far less regards detection and air defenses.
This happens routinely: https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/4048253/norad-monitors-russian-aircraft-operating-in-the-arctic/#:~:text=NORAD‘s%20response%20included:%20*%20Launching%20a%20combat,Air%20Defense%20Identification%20Zones%20or%20sovereign%20airspace.
That problem is is being addressed.
Hats off to Trump for FORCING this issue to the forefront and making those responsible take action.
Yes. The word “plea” was not an accident. It was deliberately chosen to convey him as weak, chaotic, needing help, and out of control...things Trump most definitely is not.
Scumbags. You are right. They never, ever, ever give up. When their perfidy is unequivocally exposed, they drop it, never retract it, pretend it never occurred, and just move on to the next thing.
Lol! They better call Phil Swifteau:
FlexSeal Cajun Navy Edition
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-JhjYdMz24
What warships? As of February last year they had just 62.
“Ships and Britain are exclusionary terms.”
These days Britain has a better chance at scrambling a squadron of flying carpets.
yeah, UK is having trouble getting even one of their six destroyers out to sea that they’ve promised to support saudi arabia ...
their one aircraft carrier they’re trying to get out of dock will have to be escorted by the French navy ...
Hard Left news propaganda.
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