U.S. Energy and National Security

President Trump has publicly urged and insisted that countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea and the U.K. "will be sending warships" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pressing NATO allies, threatening stepped‑up strikes and even a potential seizure of Kharg Island as the White House pushes a branded "Hormuz Coalition"—though no partners have formally committed. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said "nobody is ready to put their people in harm's way" and favors diplomatic measures, while Iran’s IRGC says it controls the strait and is selectively allowing some tankers through, and the clashes and U.S. strikes have driven up oil prices and prompted additional U.S. deployments to the region.