France Did Not Send All Soldiers to Greenland to Open Strait of Hormuz

We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces.

A joint statement from the leaders of several countries – including the UK, France, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Australia, the UAE and Bahrain – condemned the “de facto closure of the strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces”.

Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices.

The statement was attributed to leaders from more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces," the statement reads.

President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on Friday that NATO isn’t coming to the aid of the U.S. in the Strait of Hormuz because the organization is “weak” and “they know that we will do it for them.”

The leaders of 22 nations issued a joint statement on Saturday condemning "in the strongest terms" the recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels and the "de facto closure" of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has allowed some friendly countries, including China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Iraq, to secure safe passage of their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime route. Now, Iranian lawmakers are discussing new rules to get through the strait, including a potential transit fee, Iranian and shipping news media reported. Around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies pass through the strait. Iran has maintained a de facto blockade on it since the start of the war three weeks ago, giving its government a chokehold on global shipping and driving up global oil and gas prices.

But when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February, tanker operators stopped sending their vessels through the strait.

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