CNBC Daily Open: Trump seeks support on Hormuz as he sets sights on Cuba

In this article

Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today

Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.

U.S. President Donald Trump is looking to enlist other countries in helping secure the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices stay elevated. But his requests are yet to be accepted, as tensions in the Middle East escalate with Iran continuing to target its neighbors.

And even as the U.S. stays embroiled in one conflict, Trump is apparently looking to start another one.

CNBC Daily Open: Trump seeks support on Hormuz as he sets sights on Cuba

Related reading

CNBC Daily Open: Strait talk from Trump

CNBC Daily Open: Trump issues Strait of Hormuz ultimatum

CNBC Daily Open: Risk-off trade back on for oil

CNBC Daily Open: Trump looks to mitigate tariff, geopolitical blowback

CNBC Daily Open: Trump goes from opening the Strait of Hormuz to blockading it

CNBC Daily Open: Trump's Hormuz gambit lands with a whimper