Trump's Hormuz Coalition

European and allied leaders join Washington’s Hormuz coalition while public opposition and legal questions remain unaddressed

Recent decisions by Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, Rob Jetten, Sanae Takaichi, and Mark Carney mark a coordinated shift in policy towards direct support for United States operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Public statements issued within hours of one another confirm alignment with the request made by Donald Trump for multinational involvement in securing maritime routes following Iranian closure of the strait. Earlier refusals by several of these governments indicate that the change did not arise from new material conditions on the ground but from political pressure applied through direct communication channels between Washington and allied capitals.