Tank escort. The U.S. wants to make a peculiar coalition

Donald Trump's administration is preparing an announcement of an global coalition of states whose ships will escort the tankers through the strategical Strait of Ormuz," he stated.

President Trump announced on Saturday that "many countries" would send ships, indicating China, France, South Korea, Britain and Japan. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz stressed in CNN that the United States "encouraged and even demanded" cooperation on this issue. Similarly, U.S. energy minister Chris Wright noted in NBC that talks are being held with any countries and Asian countries are dependent on oil exported by Ormuz.

According to White home officials, it will shortly be revealed which states agreed to participate in a mission to unlock the strait.