Trump Says He Is Surprised by Australias Stance on Securing Strait of Hormuz

Australian ministers maintain they were never formally asked.President Donald Trump departs the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times3/26/2026|Updated: 3/26/2026U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed his “surprised” at Australia’s absence in helping secure the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s primary oil shipping routes currently blocked by Iran amid the current war.“[UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer] didn’t want to help us. Australia too was not great, I was a little surprised by Australia,” Trump told media during a cabinet meeting in Washington D.C.