Strait of Hormuz Reopens Under High Tension: Iran Holds the Cards, Trump Sidelines NATO, Paris and London Launch Their Own Naval Mission

Germany

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Berlin concerns itself with maritime route security and impact on European energy supply

Australia

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Canberra joins the international response despite tensions with Trump, who says he is 'not happy' with Australia

Canada

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Ottawa observes an ambiguous opening where the American blockade persists despite the Iranian declaration

China

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Beijing calls for freedom of navigation while observing the retreat of American influence

South Korea

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Seoul joins the international naval mission and debates the legality of Iranian tolls

France

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Paris takes the lead of an independent European naval mission outside U.S. control

India

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India measures the concrete economic impact of the blockade on its small and medium enterprises and energy dependence on the strait

Iran

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Tehran presents the reopening as a sovereign act while maintaining control over its waters

Israel

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Jerusalem links the Hormuz reopening to the Lebanon ceasefire as part of a single diplomatic narrative

Qatar

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Doha mobilizes a coalition of 12 countries to secure navigation and positions itself as mediator

Russia

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Moscow emphasizes NATO's humiliation at Trump's hands and the reconfiguration of oil flows