Trump eyes 'Hormuz coalition', seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub, Axios reports


U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he arrives back at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

March ⁠15 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald ‌Trump is working to ​assemble a ⁠coalition ⁠of countries to ⁠reopen ‌the ⁠Strait of Hormuz ​and ‌is hoping ⁠to ​announce it ⁠later this ​week, Axios reported on ⁠Sunday citing four sources.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Shivani Tanna ​in ‌Bengaluru; Editing ​by Jacqueline Wong)

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