US President Donald Trump says the UK and other ally countries, in conjunction with the United States of America, will send war ships to the Hormuz Strait to keep it “open and safe”.
Posting on Truth Social, the war-crazy president said while Iran had already been “totally decapitated”, it would still be “easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway no matter how badly defeated they are”.
Trump wrote: “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.
“We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.”
He then went on to add that “hopefully” China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, “who are affected by this artificial constraint”, will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a “nation that has been totally decapitated”.
He said: “In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP”.
Stretching about 167 kilometres long, just 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, and reaching a depth of 200 metres, the strait serves as the only sea route for Gulf producers to export vast volumes of oil and gas to international markets.
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