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        "id": 1616005,
        "msgid": "frustrated-with-irans-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-trump-seeks-chinas-assistance-and-warns-nato-1773629703",
        "date": "2026-03-16 09:19:20",
        "title": "Frustrated with Iran's Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump Seeks China's Assistance and Warns NATO",
        "author": "Teguh Firmansyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Donald Trump has expressed frustration over Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has caused global oil prices to surge, and has appealed to NATO allies and China to help reopen the critical waterway. However, his requests have gone largely unheeded, prompting Trump to warn NATO of a \"very bad future\" if allies fail to assist and to hint at delaying his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping unless Beijing helps break the blockade.",
        "content": "<p>Donald Trump has begun expressing frustration with Iran\u2019s closure of\nthe Strait of Hormuz, which has caused global oil prices to spike\nsignificantly. Trump has requested assistance from his allies to help\nreopen Hormuz, but the request appears to have fallen on deaf ears, with\nno confirmation from allies including Britain and France.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, Trump has levelled threats against NATO allies, warning\nthat they face a dire future if they refuse to help reopen the Strait of\nHormuz. In an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, the US\nPresident stated that he could also delay his summit meeting with\nChinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for later this month, having\nrequested Beijing\u2019s assistance in helping to open the blockade of this\ncritical waterway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be entirely appropriate if those who benefit from the\nStrait help ensure nothing bad happens there,\u201d Trump said, arguing that\nEurope and China are heavily dependent on oil from the Gulf, unlike the\nUnited States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is no response or if the response is negative, I think that\nwill be very bad for NATO\u2019s future,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments, made during an eight-minute telephone conversation\nwith the Financial Times, came a day after he requested China, France,\nJapan, South Korea, and Britain to join efforts to reopen the narrow\nwaterway through which one-fifth of global oil passes.<\/p>\n<p>Iran effectively closed the Strait following the launch of war\nbetween the United States and Israel more than two weeks ago. The\nclosure has sparked concerns about new oil price shocks for the global\neconomy.<\/p>\n<p>US efforts to reopen the waterway have largely failed. International\noil prices reached $106 per barrel on Sunday evening, up approximately\n45 per cent since the outbreak of war.<\/p>\n<p>Despite issuing warnings, Trump is pessimistic that US allies will\nheed his request for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have something called NATO,\u201d said Trump, who has frequently\ncriticised the alliance. \u201cWe have done very well. We do not have to help\nthem with Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away from us\u2026 But we\nhelp them. Now we will see if they help us. Because I have long said\nthat we will be there for them but they will not be there for us. And I\nam not sure they will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expecting China\u2019s assistance<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/frustrated-with-irans-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-trump-seeks-chinas-assistance-and-warns-nato-1773629703",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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