Tokyo, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz

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Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. "In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering issuing a maritime security operation," Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told parliament. Trump called for reinforcements on Saturday from countries including Japan after ea......

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