TEHRAN — President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to pressure Nato allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit that Iran has effectively closed in retaliation for the US and Israeli war against Tehran. Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50 percent as Iran has choked off the waterway and attacked energy and shipping industry targets in its Gulf neighbors. Crude prices kept rising as markets opened late Sunday. The US president had called on countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea and Britain Saturday to send ships to escort tankers […]... Keep on reading: Trump pressures Nato, China over Iran's closure of Hormuz Strait