Trump Calls for Countries to Send Warships to Reopen Hormuz

Oil loading operations continued at Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal on March 2, 2026, two days after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury.Source: Bloomberg

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By Arsalan Shahla

March 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC

Updated on

March 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump stepped up calls to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, saying warships will “hopefully” be sent to the area near Iran’s coast to help commercial vessels sail through safely.

His comments on Truth Social — which didn’t provide a timeline — came hours after he ordered a strike on military sites on Kharg Island, from which Iran exports almost all its oil, upping the ante in a Middle East war that’s raged for more than two weeks and shows little sign of easing.