‘As a sincere friend’: China reacts to Trump’s call for global naval patrols in Strait of Hormuz

Facing energy route disruption, Trump urges major nations to deploy warships, shifting the security burden. While India has moved, China advocates diplomacy, highlighting varied international responses to this critical energy supply crisis.

New Delhi: In a high-stakes move to reopen the world’s most critical energy route, US President Donald Trump has called for a massive international naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Following Iran’s total closure of the passage, Trump declared that securing the waterway must be a “team effort,” urging major oil-consuming nations to deploy their own warships to the region.

The call to arms comes as global energy markets reel from the closure, with Brent Crude surging to 103.14 dollars per barrel as of March 13.

The call to action: “Secure your own oil”

In a series of Truth Social posts on March 14, President Trump argued that the burden of policing the Middle East’s waters should no longer fall solely on the United States.

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