Australia Rejects Trump’s Plea: No Warships for Strait of Hormuz Australia has flatly turned down US President Donald Trump’s call for allied naval support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil chokepoint shut down amid the escalating US-Iran war. Transport Minister Catherine King confirmed on March 16, 2026, that no Australian ships will […] The post Australia Rejects Trump’s Plea: No Warships for Strait of Hormuz first appeared on The Zambian Observer .