{"id":2580114,"date":"2026-03-15T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asked-about-seven-countries-to-help-defend-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:35:37","slug":"trump-asked-about-seven-countries-to-help-defend-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asked-about-seven-countries-to-help-defend-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asked &#8216;about seven&#8217; countries to help defend Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asked-about-seven-countries-to-help-defend-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump said he has spoken with about seven countries about defending the Strait of Hormuz and reopening the waterway to protect against Iranian attacks. He urged these nations to defend their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-pushes-probes-into-biden-administration-ties-to-green-energy-interests\/\" title=\"Top Republican Pushes Probes Into Biden Administration Ties To Green Energy Interests\">energy interests<\/a> and help secure the strait, while declining to name the countries and noting there were some positive responses and some who woudl rather not get involved. He mentioned potential assistance such as minesweepers and a certain type of boat, and warned that if countries decline to help, the U.S. would remember. He criticized NATO and warned Europe could face a very bad future if it doesn\u2019t cooperate, and said he might delay his China summit if China doesn\u2019t assist as well. The strait is vital for global shipping and oil, and Iran\u2019s blockade has slowed traffic; the U.S. Navy would escort ships soon as part of a coalition to keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-to-hit-iran-20-times-harder-if-it-doesnt-comply-with-demands\/\" title=\"... Promises to Hit Iran &#039;20 Times Harder&#039; if it Doesn&#039;t Comply with Demands\">strait open<\/a> and safe. He also named China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom as the nations he approached, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussing the issue by phone, though none had expressed interest so far.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says he asked &lsquo;about seven&rsquo; countries to help defend Strait of Hormuz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2530819\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed on Sunday night that he has talked to &ldquo;about seven&rdquo; countries regarding the Strait of Hormuz, as he looks to form a coalition to reopen and defend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sends-forces-to-middle-east-in-response-to-iranian-attacks-on-commercial-ships\/\" title=\"US deploys troops to Middle East after ... on ships.\">key waterway<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iranian <\/a>attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their own territory,&rdquo; he told reporters on Air Force One. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the place from which they get their energy. And they should come and they should help us protect it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4492325\/six-us-troops-iraq-plane-crash-identified\/\">Six US troops killed in Iraq military plane crash identified<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4491458\/hegseth-war-headlines-media-coverage-iran\/\">Hegseth&#8217;s war on headlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4491378\/pentagon-marine-unit-more-warships-iran\/\">Pentagon deploys Marine expeditionary unit and more warships to Iran as war escalates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump declined to name the countries he talked to. He did say there were some &ldquo;positive&rdquo; responses to his effort, while a &ldquo;few &hellip; would rather not get involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>About what kind of assistance he is looking for, Trump mentioned minesweepers and a &ldquo;certain type of boat that could help us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But in the event these countries decline to help secure the strait, Trump signaled he would never forget.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether we get support or not, but I can say this, and I said to them: We will remember,&rdquo;&nbsp;the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump particularly tore into NATO, a frequent target of his in the past. He said the alliance would face a &ldquo;very bad&rdquo; future in the event Europe dodges on helping. Trump also said he may push back his much-anticipated China summit with President Xi Jinping, scheduled in two weeks, if they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t help either.<\/p>\n<p>His latest comments come as pressure has increased for the strait to be reopened. The narrow waterway is immensely important for global shipping and the oil trade, and Iran&rsquo;s chokehold has all but halted traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Friday that the U.S. Navy would be escorting ships through the strait &ldquo;very soon.&rdquo; A day later, he announced the coalition effort to &ldquo;keep the Strait open and safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492521\/trump-starmer-talks-strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492521\/trump-starmer-talks-strait-of-hormuz\/\">TRUMP TALKS WITH STARMER AS HE TRIES TO LURE COUNTRIES TO HELP REOPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the time, he singled out China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, calling on all five to send warships to the region as part of the effort.<\/p>\n<p>None have expressed any interest, though Trump did <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492521\/trump-starmer-talks-strait-of-hormuz\/\">speak <\/a>by phone with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier Sunday about the &ldquo;importance&rdquo; of reopening the strait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: asked around seven countries to defend Hormuz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2580115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trump-hormuz-coalition.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3998,3817,75850,74806,3634],"class_list":["post-2580114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-defense","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign_policy","tag-strait_of_hormuz","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trump-hormuz-coalition.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580118,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580114\/revisions\/2580118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}