Media: U.S. seeks to create new coalition for Hormuz Strait

The American administration has approached other countries with a proposal to join a new international coalition to ensure navigation through the Hormuz Strait.

This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.

According to their information, the State Department has sent details of the new maritime navigation initiative to American embassies and asked diplomats to persuade foreign governments to join it.

According to the publication, the new U.S.-led coalition is expected to help participants exchange information, coordinate diplomatic efforts, and ensure compliance with sanctions.

Although the new coalition is not intended to be military in nature, in a telegram sent to American embassies, the State Department advises offering representatives of other countries the opportunity to become "diplomatic and/or military partners."

The U.S. has previously proposed that countries join a planned international coalition to ensure the safety of navigation in the Hormuz Strait. In mid-March, American leader Donald Trump stated that countries receiving oil through shipments via the Hormuz Strait should ensure the passage of commercial vessels through it, and called for such a step from, in particular, the United Kingdom, China, the Republic of Korea, France, and Japan. However, as American media noted, the U.S. initiative was not successful.

The president later stated that Washington does not need help with Iran.

Source: TASS