In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump called on countries such as France, Great Britain and Germany to make joint efforts to solve the crisis caused by the war in Iran.
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In an interview broadcast on Sunday, Trump said the United States cannot be the only country taking action on the issue. He noted that Europe and China, unlike the USA, are largely dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf region. “It's only right that the people who benefit from the Strait will help ensure that nothing bad happens there,” the US president said.
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Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump's statement came a day after he called on global powers including China, Japan and South Korea to engage in efforts to open the strategic strait through which one-fifth of the world's oil flows. AND
ran closed this key transportation route in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation launched more than two weeks ago. The conflict caused a sharp increase in oil prices, which reached $106 on Sunday. per barrel, recording an increase of 45%. since the beginning of the war.
Despite the appeal, Trump expressed skepticism that NATO allies would respond to his call. “We have something called NATO,” the president noted, recalling that the US has repeatedly supported Europe, including on the issue of Ukraine. “Now we will see if they will help us,” he added, underscoring his earlier concerns that allies were not equally committed to helping the United States.
Trump's demands on allies
The US president has clearly indicated that he expects concrete actions from Europe and China. He suggested that European countries could send minesweepers, of which they have more than the US, to clear the waters of sea mines. Trump also called for the involvement of commandos or other military forces that could “eliminate the bad actors along the Iranian coast.”
Chinese aid, according to Trump, is also crucial. “I think China should also help because it imports 90 percent of its oil from the Strait,” said the president, adding that he did not intend to wait until the summit with Xi Jinping scheduled for the end of the month to get an answer.
Possible delay of the summit with China
Trump suggested that his scheduled trip to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping could be postponed if quick steps are not taken to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. “We may delay it,” he said, without giving details about a possible new date.
Meanwhile, his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, met with his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Paris to discuss issues related to the upcoming summit. Xi Jinping, who invited Trump to China during the October meeting in South Korea, shows no intention to change the date of the talks, despite the tensions related to the war in Iran.
