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U.S. Allies Refuse Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz

HeadlineMar 17, 2026

European countries are rejecting President Trump’s call to send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite Trump’s threat of “a very bad future” for NATO if it doesn’t help the U.S. This is Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief.

Kaja Kallas: “There was no appetite from the member states to do that. As I said, this is — nobody wants to go actively in this war. And, of course, everybody is concerned what will be the outcome.”

Australia and Japan also said they had no plans to send warships to help reopen the strait. South Korea said it was an issue that needs “very careful” deliberation, but did not commit to helping the U.S.

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