Australia says won't send navy ship to Strait of Hormuz after Trump request

A handout photo taken on April 6, 2014 and released on April 7, shows the HMAS Success as the ships complete a replenishment at sea with Royal Malaysian Navy frigate KD Lekiu whilst taking part in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. - AFP PHOTO/AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE/CPOIS DAVID CONNOLLY

SYDNEY: Australia's transport minister said Monday (March 16) the country won't be sending a navy ship to the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the strategic waterway.

"We won't be sending a ship to the Strait of Hormuz. We know how incredibly important that is but that's not something we've been asked or we're contributing to," Transport Minister Catherine King told national broadcaster ABC. - AFP