Australia and Japan have rejected a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for warships to be sent to secure the Strait of Hormuz, confirming Monday they do not plan to join military operations in the contested zone. France and the UK have already ruled out a naval contribution to the region. Australian Transport Minister Catherine King told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that Canberra had no plans to deploy naval vessels to the strait. Such an operation “is not among the contributions that Australia is planning at the moment,” she made clear. Australia has sent air support however.
