President made contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with allies to help US secure Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump says allies who rely on Gulf oil must help keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Trump urges allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, but Japan and Australia refuse to send naval support amid rising tensions.

"Sorry, what was that?" one critic hit back at the president on social media.

President made contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with allies to help US secure Strait of Hormuz

The US president has been pleading with international powers to step in, but has so far been rebuffed by major western allies

US president refuses to identify which countries he says are responding to call for naval coalition to open trade route.

US President Donald Trump criticises allies' reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.

US president wants countries to help police the strait after Iran effectively closed the vital fossil fuel shipping channel – key US politics stories from Monday 16 March at a…

Amid escalation of Middle East crisis, US president describes rejection of call for help as a ‘foolish mistake’

The US president expresses frustration that US allies are not helping secure the Strait of Hormuz.