US EditionEuropean Nations, Japan and Canada to Join ‘Appropriate Efforts’ to Secure Strait of Hormuz
Six nations, including UK and Japan, pledge to support efforts ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid disruptions blocking 20% of global oil and LNG flows.
- On Friday, U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters ramped up assaults on Iranian drones and naval vessels to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Brent crude traded at more than $108 per barrel.
- Facing a near shutdown of shipping, Iran has employed mines, missiles and armed drones that have all but shut down the Strait of Hormuz, while Gulf states intercepted attacks Friday.
- Kuwait Petroleum Corp. reported drone attacks sparked fires at the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery for a second day, while the Israeli military said it killed Ali Mohammed Naini, spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, in a strike Friday.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the U.S. plans to lift sanctions on Iranian oil, while Trump will seek $200 billion from Congress, as the S&P 500 faces a fourth week of losses.
- On Wednesday, a Washington-based human rights group reported at least 1,369 civilians had been killed, while Iran's U.N. ambassador said last week that at least 1,348 civilians had been killed since the war's start.
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Joint efforts to clear Hormuz gain ground
LEADING European nations, Japan and Canada, are offering to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but that has not stopped the price of oil from surging.In a joint statement on Thursday, after earlier hesitating, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan expressed “our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” through which 20 percent of the w…
Fake Allies And Backstabbers
America’s allies are finally ready to step up to the plate after years of dithering on the Iranian threat.Those allies are ready with all their combined strength: Germany, France, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, and Japan. They are firing on all cylinders with urgency, resolve, and action.Yes, that’s right. Our allies, who have been reliant on our largesse and mutual defense for decades, finally announced that they are going to help us, thei…
U.S. Allies Condemn Iran’s Attacks On Shipping Vessels Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz, But Will They Act?
By Manzanita Miller After a tense week of President Donald Trump calling on European allies to condemn Iran’s attacks on shipping vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz and asking them for help to secure the strait, six U.S. allies released a statement Thursday strongly condemning Iran’s actions. In the March 19 statement the leaders of six ally nations — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan and Canada — conde…
The US has launched a new stage of the Iran war. It appears that deep-flying combat aircraft are now in use to bomb Iranian naval ships in the Strait of Hormus. Tehran is also putting pressure on them.
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