There have been a lot of questions raised about the Strait of Hormuz, and what the status was for ships trying to go through it following strikes on the Iranian regime.
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said that the Strait was open except to the U.S., Israel, and those involved in fighting. If that’s true, that would mean that the principal people who rely on it for global trade — the Asian markets — would be able to go through.
There are actually ships traversing it now, according to Tanker Trackers, albeit not the normal traffic yet.
President Trump Made a Courageous and Correct Call on Hormuz and Iran’s Actions Prove It
President Donald Trump spoke about forming a coalition to help escort the ships. The thing about that is that the U.S. doesn’t ship a lot through the Strait, so it doesn’t really impact us directly. It affects Europe more, so they should want to contribute to protecting their own interests. But they’re in Europe, so they want to have us do everything. Trump let them have it with an epic truth bomb.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just EVISCERATED American “allies” refusing to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, openly MOCKS them
“Do you have any minesweepers? ‘Well, we’d rather NOT get involved, sir!’ I said, you mean for 40 YEARS we’re protecting YOU and you don’t… pic.twitter.com/PdzEt8hIT5
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 16, 2026
“‘Do you have any minesweepers?’ ‘Well, we’d rather not get involved, sir!’ I said, ‘You mean for 40 years we’re protecting you, and you don’t want to get involved in something that is very minor? Very few shots going to be taken because they don’t have many shots left.’ But they said, ‘We’d rather not get involved!’
“I just want the Fake News Media and everybody else to remember that that was said, because when — and I’ve been a big critic of all of the protecting of countries because I know that we’ll protect them. And if ever needed, if we ever needed help, they won’t be there for us. I’ve just known that for a long period of time.”
Reporter: Have you been speaking with President Macron about the coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?@POTUS: “Yeah, I have spoken to him. He’s been, on a scale of 0-10, I’d say he’s been an 8. Not perfect — but it’s France.” pic.twitter.com/VqCGUHUFDa
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 16, 2026
Trump gave a hilarious assessment of France, saying he’d spoken to their leader, President Emanuel Macron, “Yeah, I have spoken to him. He’s been, on a scale of 0-10, I’d say he’s been an 8. Not perfect — but it’s France.”
Trump also decimated the U.K. for its failure to step up and pass the test of providing help.
Actually, Trump is being a bit kind here. We’ve come to Europe’s rescue for much longer than 40 years and saved it innumerable times. Then, too, they talk about NATO. Now one of your NATO brothers is in a battle, where are you? Absent. Trump is right. They want us to constantly pay to defend them and put our soldiers on the line, but they won’t stand with us here. It’s not just a U.S. issue. Taking out Iran is in the best interests of America, but it’s also in the interests of the whole world.
That’s something Trump is not likely to forget.
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