Trump Urges Global Warships to Reopen Hormuz; Iran Warns UAE Ports and Calls U.S. Appeal as 'Begging'
U.S. President Donald Trump called on multiple countries to send naval forces to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prompted an immediate escalation from Tehran, which warned civilians to evacuate major ports in the United Arab Emirates and mocked Washington’s appeal as “begging” for help.
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The statement marked the first time Trump publicly suggested that the United States may require international naval support to restore shipping through the strait, one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints for energy trade.
Iran reacted within moments. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, responding on social media, pointed to Trump’s appeal for international naval assistance and said the United States was now “begging” other countries to help secure the waterway.
At the same time, Iranian officials issued warnings for civilians to evacuate areas around three major UAE ports — Jebel Ali in Dubai, Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah Port — claiming that the United States was launching attacks on Iran from facilities in the Emirates and that such locations had become legitimate targets.
The warnings represent the first time Iran has openly threatened infrastructure in a neighboring Gulf state in response to the conflict, raising fears that the war could expand directly into countries hosting U.S. forces or logistical hubs.
The escalation comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively disrupted, with most commercial shipping avoiding the route because of missile attacks, mines and soaring insurance costs. About one-fifth of global oil supplies normally pass through the narrow channel, making the confrontation one of the most serious threats to energy markets in decades.
The latest tension follows a series of major military moves in recent days.
Trump said U.S. forces had “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, a critical offshore hub that handles the majority of Iran’s oil exports. Iranian officials warned that attacks on the island’s energy infrastructure could trigger broader retaliation against regional oil facilities and shipping routes.
The war, which began with U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, has since spread across the Gulf and Levant, involving missile exchanges, drone attacks on shipping and escalating threats to energy infrastructure.
Iran has used the disruption of Hormuz as a strategic pressure point in the war, targeting shipping lanes and warning that regional assets linked to the United States could become targets if attacks on Iranian territory continue.
Trump’s appeal for an international naval coalition shows the scale of the challenge now facing Washington: reopening a maritime corridor central to the global oil trade while the war itself continues to widen.
For the first time since the crisis began, the confrontation over Hormuz is no longer just about shipping lanes — it has become a direct contest over who controls the security architecture of the Gulf.
Update: Later, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States had already “completely decimated Iran, both militarily and economically,” but said countries dependent on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz must now help secure the passage. Trump wrote that nations receiving oil through the waterway “must take care of that passage,” adding that the United States would “help — A LOT!” and coordinate with those countries so operations in the strait proceed “quickly, smoothly, and well,” describing the effort as a necessary international “team effort.”
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