Dozens of United States allies are sidelining Donald Trump in his own war.
About 40 countries are working to chart a path forward to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, a British spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday—with no American representative present.
The meeting comes as Trump, 79, has repeatedly raged at allied countries for not defending the waterway after Iran blockaded it. Now, those same allies and strategic partners are forging ahead without Washington—effectively cutting Trump, and his temper, out of the process.
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