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demmiblue

(39,642 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:37 AM 17 hrs ago

Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open

Source: Reuters

March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz ​open, but did not provide ​details on which countries would do so.

"Many ⁠Countries, especially those who are affected ​by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz ​Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep ​the Strait open and safe," Trump ​wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump said ‌he ⁠hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the area.

"In the meantime, the United ​States will ​be bombing ⁠the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian ​Boats and Ships out of ​the ⁠water," he wrote.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-many-countries-will-send-warships-keep-strait-hormuz-open-2026-03-14/

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Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open (Original Post) demmiblue 17 hrs ago OP
Donald Trump - the Leeroy Jenkins of heads of state muriel_volestrangler 17 hrs ago #1
No, Shitler, they're not. paleotn 17 hrs ago #2
Shitler has it ass backwards Resistance1 17 hrs ago #3
Good luck with the mines JBTaurus83 17 hrs ago #4
And Margot Robbie is bringing me a pizza, salad, and wine for my dinner tonight. Botany 17 hrs ago #5
Thank You for the timeline cleanse. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #15
I hope True Dough 12 hrs ago #26
She is so demanding in always wanting me to be some kind of love toy..... Botany 9 hrs ago #35
Sorry Donny you antagonized all of our allies Ritabert 16 hrs ago #6
Hey shit for brains, and those in your depends......China..............you opened this can of worms................JFC.. turbinetree 16 hrs ago #7
The following 44 countries have offered to send Navy ships to help in the Epstein War. Unfortunately, Wonder Why 16 hrs ago #8
I heard that the Mongolian Government has Javaman 16 hrs ago #9
Pottery Barn rules. NT mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago #10
Report: how many countries! Javaman 16 hrs ago #11
Yep many counties, the best counties..... frogstar0 16 hrs ago #12
They'll be there in "two weeks." Harker 15 hrs ago #13
Which means, we're on our own for this little "excursion" 0rganism 15 hrs ago #14
Many countries Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #16
Hail Hail Freedonia! Harker 15 hrs ago #20
Pottsylvania, led by Boris and Natasha! RazorbackExpat 7 hrs ago #39
Trump says ... littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #17
Eventually he may be proven right unfortunately AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #18
Exactly. The Coalition Of The Unwilling But Desperate NickB79 15 hrs ago #19
Maybe they will invade the US and take our oil instead. Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #24
In two weeks Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #21
Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra, Burundi, Eswatini and who else? DJ Synikus Makisimus 13 hrs ago #22
El Salvador. Hungary, etc. DBoon 10 hrs ago #33
El Salvador does have a seacoast, though. DJ Synikus Makisimus 8 hrs ago #36
Blah, blah, blah. Martin68 12 hrs ago #23
Pound Sand! walkingman 12 hrs ago #25
I'll bet True Dough 12 hrs ago #27
Yeah, like who, exactly? All our former allies that you have managed to.. 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #28
Our former allies must be feeling some sweet schadenfreude thought crime 7 hrs ago #38
Name 6 Turbineguy 11 hrs ago #29
The only ones who can keep the Strait of Hormuz open, Sneederbunk 11 hrs ago #30
The most likely candidate may be Saudi Arabia and they haven't yet IronLionZion 10 hrs ago #31
Hogwash Rebl2 10 hrs ago #32
"Don't forget Poland!" regnaD kciN 9 hrs ago #34
And, he is on what planet? BarbD 8 hrs ago #37
Somebody Please Help Me or I'll raise your tariffs to 1,000% dalton99a 7 hrs ago #40
I thought we had already won the war. SamuelAdams 6 hrs ago #41

paleotn

(22,125 posts)
2. No, Shitler, they're not.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 10:52 AM
17 hrs ago

And we need them? Why, I thought the US was all powerful. Really. I heard that from Whisky Pete himself.

Botany

(77,134 posts)
5. And Margot Robbie is bringing me a pizza, salad, and wine for my dinner tonight.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:03 AM
17 hrs ago


Trump’s many nations are going to send ships to keep the straits of Hormuz open is like the many
people who are calling him about something or other. He is nuts.

Botany

(77,134 posts)
35. She is so demanding in always wanting me to be some kind of love toy.....
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:03 PM
9 hrs ago

I think I’ll gonna call it off. She doesn’t care what I have to say or what I think about things. And she
likes to snuggle a lot too.

Maybe if she does the dishes and walks the dog I will let her spend the night.

turbinetree

(27,440 posts)
7. Hey shit for brains, and those in your depends......China..............you opened this can of worms................JFC..
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:21 AM
16 hrs ago

did you ask the other countries to place there material at risk..............your a fucking idiot................

Wonder Why

(6,865 posts)
8. The following 44 countries have offered to send Navy ships to help in the Epstein War. Unfortunately,
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:24 AM
16 hrs ago

all of them are landlocked and have no Navy ships.


Zambia
Mali
Niger
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Chad
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Burundi
Malawi
Eswatini
Lesotho
Austria
Serbia
Hungary
Slovakia
Switzerland
Belarus
North Macedonia
Czech Republic
Kosovo *
Luxembourg
Moldova
Liechtenstein
Transnistria *
Andorra
San Marino
Vatican City
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Laos
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Artsakh *
Mongolia
Bhutan
Nepal
South Ossetia *
West Bank *
Bolivia
Paraguay

Javaman

(65,620 posts)
11. Report: how many countries!
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:43 AM
16 hrs ago

Orange pedo: so many I can’t count or even pronounce

Reporter: can you name one?

OP: who are you with; you never smiling piggy?

R: I’m with..

OP: fake news! You’re terrible!

frogstar0

(251 posts)
12. Yep many counties, the best counties.....
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:44 AM
16 hrs ago

Who in their right mind would send their ships and sailors into the gulf to help TACO?

0rganism

(25,593 posts)
14. Which means, we're on our own for this little "excursion"
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:23 PM
15 hrs ago

Fortunately, the asshole is reliably dishonest

Wiz Imp

(9,814 posts)
16. Many countries
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:29 PM
15 hrs ago

Atlantis, Eurasia, Freedonia, Grand Fenwick, Lilliput, Lower Slobovia, Pottsylvania, and Wakanda among others.

RazorbackExpat

(933 posts)
39. Pottsylvania, led by Boris and Natasha!
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:37 PM
7 hrs ago

Maybe Stephen Miller Fearless Leader will make a guest appearance

littlemissmartypants

(32,930 posts)
17. Trump says ...
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:33 PM
15 hrs ago

Whatever the poorly programmed chat bot in his head tells him to say.

Bless his heart.


AZJonnie

(3,644 posts)
18. Eventually he may be proven right unfortunately
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:40 PM
15 hrs ago

If Iran keeps the Strait closed long enough some other countries may have no choice but to come bail he and Bibi's stupid asses out of trouble, just because their economies are in trouble due to high energy costs and possible shortages.

NickB79

(20,312 posts)
19. Exactly. The Coalition Of The Unwilling But Desperate
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 12:49 PM
15 hrs ago

The world economy still runs on oil and gas.

Attilatheblond

(8,754 posts)
24. Maybe they will invade the US and take our oil instead.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 03:31 PM
12 hrs ago

We could use a little liberation and regime change about now.

DBoon

(24,926 posts)
33. El Salvador. Hungary, etc.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:03 PM
10 hrs ago

I'm sure the fearsome Hungarian navy will keep the straits open

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,423 posts)
36. El Salvador does have a seacoast, though.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:19 PM
8 hrs ago

I'm thinking Bhutan, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chad, Slovakia, Czechia, Mongolia, etc.

The Coalition of the Landlocked.

True Dough

(26,448 posts)
27. I'll bet
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 03:55 PM
12 hrs ago

it's far fewer countries than the few that joined his ridiculous "Board of Peace."

3catwoman3

(29,256 posts)
28. Yeah, like who, exactly? All our former allies that you have managed to..
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 04:20 PM
11 hrs ago

...insult and alienate?

IronLionZion

(51,141 posts)
31. The most likely candidate may be Saudi Arabia and they haven't yet
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:37 PM
10 hrs ago

Not UAE or Kuwait either.

dalton99a

(93,836 posts)
40. Somebody Please Help Me or I'll raise your tariffs to 1,000%
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:04 PM
7 hrs ago

Oh wait, can't do tariffs anymore

SamuelAdams

(9 posts)
41. I thought we had already won the war.
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:37 PM
6 hrs ago

It seems like he needs a lot of help for someone claiming to have everything under control.

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