WASHINGTON – The US request to build a “coalition” against Iran in thePersian Gulf has been met with either silence or rejection, including ablunt “no” from Germany, the New York Times reports.
The United States and Britain have been shopping for support from Asian andEuropean allies to corner Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage wayfor global oil supplies.
The Trump administration has pledged to bring Iran’s vital oil exports downto zero, but the shipments have continued to reach major customers,especially in Asia.
Tensions in the Persian Gulf flared up after a series of suspicious attackson oil tankers, following the US deployment of a new naval group and B-52bombers to the region amid claims of unspecified Iranian threats.