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Trump proposes an international naval mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

"Hopefully, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other affected countries will send ships to the Strait of Hormuz to prevent it from remaining a threat to a nation that is completely destroyed," the US president said.

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April 29, 2024, Persian Gulf, Bushehr, Iran: An Iranian speedboat of the Basij Resistance Mobilization Force, a paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one of its five branches, is sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade to commemorate Persian Gulf National Day near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, southern Iran. Iran celebrates the anniversary of the liberation of the country's south from Portuguese occupation in 1622 as 'Persian Gulf National Day' in Bushehr on April 29, 2024. The date coincides with the anniversary of a successful military campaign by Shah Abbas, the Great of Persia, in the 17th century. This campaign drove the Portuguese navy out of Hormuz Island, after which it was named the waterway that separated the Gulf from the Sea of Oman.



Europa Press/Contacto/Rouzbeh Fouladi

29/4/2024
Strait of Hormuz. Stock Photo: Europa Press

President of the United States Donald Trumpe proposes aninternational naval mission   for the Strait of Hormuz 0— artery of the international oil trade blocked by the Iranian Army — "to remain open" and be "a safe place" .

Trump hopes that the "affected countries" will join the mission. He has not yet given deadlines, but he has been hopeful that " China, France, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdomwill be accompanied by US vessels.

In a message posted on the Truth Social platform, Trump has claimed that "100% of Iran's military capability " is destroyed by the offensive launched two weeks ago by the US and Israel.



"Hopefully, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other affected countries will send ships to the Strait of Hormuz to prevent it from remaining a threat to a nation that is completely destroyed," the US president said.

"In the meantime, the UnitedStates will continue to attack the coast mercilessly,and the Iranian ships will sink. In one way or another, we will soon be able to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, safe and free, "he concluded.

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