20 Nations Just Signed a Joint Statement on Hormuz. Not One Committed a Warship.
20 nations declared "readiness to contribute." Zero committed a warship. The escort timeline just got longer.
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On Thursday, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan published a joint statement condemning Iran’s “de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz” and declaring their “readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait.” By Friday, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, D…
