Trump Asks Allies to Guard Hormuz Strait After Hammer
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- Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018, calling the deal a “bad deal”.
- The Pentagon labeled the June 2025 strikes on Iran’s major enrichment facilities as “Operation Midnight Hammer”.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency cannot confirm the location of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles after the strikes.
- Trump told Europe, Japan, South Korea and India that the United States does not use the Strait of Hormuz and urged them to protect and use it themselves.
- The United States dismantled diplomatic structures that limited Iran’s nuclear program and eliminated diplomatic off‑ramps that could have a the crisis.
- Iran’s nuclear program remains “invisible, dispersed and more determined” despite the strikes, according to the article.
Why it matters: Allies now bear the cost of securing a vital oil artery and managing the shock of disrupted supplies, while the United States avoids direct involvement despite having ignited the conflict; the shift deepens the burden on Europe, Japan, South Korea and India and leaves Iran’s nuclear capability harder to monitor.
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