Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub
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Trump is forming a military coalition to reopen Iran's blockade of a key oil shipping route.
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Gas prices are rising as Iran blocks Gulf oil exports while letting its own tankers pass freely.
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President Trump is assembling a multinational "Hormuz Coalition" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded while allowing its own oil tankers to pass freely, and hopes to announce participating countries later this week. Trump spent the weekend calling world leaders including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is in talks with seven countries, and is pressing China to commit before his planned summit with President Xi Jinping at month's end. The blockade is driving up global oil and gas prices by choking off Gulf crude exports while Iranian oil continues flowing to China and other buyers. Trump is also considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal, which handles 90% of Iran's crude exports, though this would require U.S. ground forces and risk Iranian retaliation against Gulf oil infrastructure. On Thursday, Trump will discuss the coalition with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her White House visit, while warning NATO allies that a negative response would be "very bad for the future of NATO."
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Trump is calling world leaders to join the coalition and may announce participating countries this week.
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