White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/white-house-tries-to-build-coalition-on-iran-to-address-energy-crisis-803e2f32

The Trump administration is asking other countries to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but a deal isn’t set

 President Trump and top aides spent the weekend framing their Iran operation as a resounding military success while imploring other countries to join their effort to resolve a worsening energy crisis related to the Strait of Hormuz.

The Trump administration as soon as this week plans to announce that multiple countries have agreed to form a coalition that will escort ships through the waterway, which runs along the Iranian coast, U.S. officials said. The U.S. and potential coalition countries are still discussing whether those operations would begin before or after the war ends.