U.S. Seeks International Help To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz As Crude Prices Surge
Source: Huff Post/Reuters
Apr 30, 2026, 05:39 AM EDT | Updated 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States is pressing ahead with plans for an international coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surge on fears of lengthy disruptions to global fuel supplies.
Two months into the war that started with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, the vital sea channel remains closed, choking off 20% of the worlds supplies of oil and gas. That has sent global energy prices surging and heightened concerns about the risks of an economic downturn.
Efforts to resolve the conflict have hit an impasse, with a ceasefire in place since April 8 but Iran still blocking the strait in response to a U.S. naval blockade of Irans oil exports, the countrys economic lifeline.
U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to receive a briefing on Thursday on plans for a series of fresh military strikes on Iran in hopes of making Iran more flexible on nuclear issues in negotiations, Axios news site reported late on Wednesday.
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purr-rat beauty
(1,358 posts)....I say No
There NEEDS to be consequences, this is trump and MAGA's mess
pwb
(12,785 posts)more everyday.
Miguelito Loveless
(5,843 posts)to help a child rapist save face.
Whip-poor-will
(413 posts)Why would they .......trump alone is the best commander in chief in 250 years , bestest armed forces ever and the defense chief, fought
so many battles he should be able to figure it out if the boss needs any advice.
If Sun Tzu was alive he'd be laughing himself to death over this clown show
ananda
(35,381 posts)For sure.
Bayard
(30,060 posts)But rethuglicans in Congress are going to go right ahead and authorize him to keep doing what he's doing. He's going to be even more emboldened. Looks like Israel has shoved the turmoil and cost over to him entirely too. They just want to sack Lebanon now.
KPN
(17,470 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(106,460 posts)and the voters in all countries can see that Trump caused the oil price rise on purpose, and the other countries' governments stayed out of it.
So while everyone is suffering a bit (and as net oil importers, it is actually worse for European countries than for the US, for their overall economies), the governments know they're not getting blamed - yet, anyway - while The Rapist is, for higher gas prices in the US. So he's stuck with the shitstorm he created.
The way to solve it involves negotiation, which the Republicans could do if they get serious, admit they fucked up, and send a credible negotiating team with a mandate to eat a shit sandwich to sort the mess out. But that involves Trump being very obviously a colossal fuck-up, and they haven't got to the point where they can admit to that.
maxsolomon
(39,000 posts)France, Britain and other countries have held talks on contributing to such a coalition but said they were only willing to help open the Strait when the conflict ends.
You broke it, you own it, dumbass.
azureblue
(2,740 posts)Trump tore up the treaty with Iran that Obama made. And Trump created this mess, but uses a non existent nuclear threat to justify his attack on Iran. The whole thing is a lie. If Trump wants to open the strait, then all he has to do is resign from office and let Hillary handle the cleanup.