European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president's threat of 'a very bad future' for Nato unless it provides warships…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/europe-donald-trump-strait-hormuz-iran 

 

Trump’s call for allied deployment to strait of Hormuz meets muted response

UK and Japan among countries that are considering options but yet to commit warships to blockaded shipping route…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/uk-china-japan-countries-debating-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-you-now

 

A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War. It would be worse - The Washington Post

Judging from appearances, the United States and Iran are worryingly close to conflict. This weekend, only days after the United States dispatched warships and bombers to the Middle East to deter what it deemed Iranian threats, two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian ship were damaged in apparent acts of sabotage in the Persian Gulf.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/14/conflict-with-iran-would-not-be-like-iraq-war-itd-be-worse/