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The US and the coalition will begin escorting ships in the Strait of Hormuz

2026-03-13

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Washington may form an international coalition to escort ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent toldthe British television channel Sky News.

The head of the US Treasury Department clarified that the US Navy will be responsible for creating the coalition.

"The US Navy, perhaps along with the international coalition, will begin escorting ships as soon as it is militarily feasible," Bessent suggested.

He also denied reports that Iran had allegedly mined the Strait of Hormuz, assuring that tankers were “currently passing through it.”

"I believe Iranian tankers and several Chinese-flagged tankers passed through. Therefore, we know they did not mine the straits," the minister said.

Meanwhile, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on March 12 that the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed. He also said the country would avenge the blood of the martyrs killed in the Israeli and US attacks. He demanded compensation from Washington and Tel Aviv and called on Middle Eastern leaders to close US military bases. Khamenei emphasized that Iran expects constructive relations with its neighbors.

Following the attack on Iran and the Iranian military's retaliatory strikes, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill, leading to a rapid rise in oil prices. On March 9, oil prices increased by more than 26%, reaching mid-2022 levels.

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