Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz
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Tokyo: Japansaid Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other co...
Tokyo: Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
"In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering issuing a maritime security operation," Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told parliament.
Trump called for reinforcements on Saturday from countries including Japan after earlier vowing that the US Navy would "very soon" begin escorting tankers through the vital shipping lane for oil in the Middle East.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that she had not received a request from Trump.
"The question is what Japan should do on our own initiative and what's possible within our legal framework, rather than what's requested by the United States," she told parliament. "We have asked various sections of various ministries to discuss this."
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