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Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

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Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

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Alexander Ward

A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates on Sunday. Altaf Qadri/AP

The Trump administration as soon as this week plans to announce that multiple countries have agreed to form a coalition that will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along the Iranian coast, U.S. officials said. They are still discussing, however, whether those operations would begin before or after hostilities end.

The White House declined to comment on the expected announcement, which could shift depending on battlefield conditions. Publicly, many countries have been noncommittal to such an escort mission until hostilities cease, given the risks involved.

In a Sunday joint statement, the foreign ministers of the U.K. and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- a body representing the interests of six countries in the Gulf region -- said GCC states “have the right to take all necessary measures to defend their security and stability and protect their territories, citizens and residents.”

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