Donald Trump has asked for Britain’s help to save the Strait of Hormuz from closure, as he also calls for other foreign leaders to send ships to the strategic passage.
The US President also asked for help from France, Japan, South Korea and China, a country which has long been considered his country’s geopolitical rival.
Trump’s new post on Truth Social suggests Iran has been successful in bringing the strategic water passage to a close.
In recent days, Tehran has launched several missile strikes on vessels passing through the Strait, as well as sending its own explosive-laden ships.
‘Many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending warships in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,’ Trump wrote.
‘We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.’
Trump went on to call on several states that ‘are affected by this artificial constraint’, including the UK, to send vessels to Strait in a bid to help in the war against Iran.
‘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 said, later vowing to get the passage ‘open, safe and free’ ‘one way or another’.
Meanwhile, Britain’s HMS Dragon has spent the last three days ‘bobbing around in the Channel’ after being sent to defend British forces from Iranian drone attacks in Cyprus.
Donald Trump has asked for Britain’s help to save the Strait of Hormuz from closure in a new social media post
HMS Dragon sets sail from Portsmouth Harbour on March 10, 2026
The US President’s new post asking other nations for help in opening the Strait of Hormuz suggests Iran has been successful in closing the passage
The first thing the £1billion warship did after leaving the harbour was switch off its transponder – the system which broadcasts a vessel’s position – meaning its movements could no longer be publicly tracked.
HMS Dragon had also been scheduled to stop at Plymouth for a crew change, but those plans were reportedly abandoned as pressure mounted to get the vessel to the eastern Mediterranean.
Sir Keir Starmer ordered HMS Dragon’s departure after RAF Akrotiri, a British base in Cyprus, was struck by an enemy drone on March 1.
HMS Prince of Wales was recently upgraded to advanced readiness, amid mounting criticism against Britain’s military response to the conflict in the Middle East.
This means the crew of the £3billion ship, currently undergoing repairs in Portsmouth, must be ready to sail with five days’ notice.
