U.S. asks for help with opening Strait of Hormuz while Trump attacks allies

After President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. needed no assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the administration has launched a new effort to get allies to help move ships through the critical passageway blocked by Iran.

After President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. needed no assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the administration has launched a new effort to get allies to help move ships through the critical passageway blocked by Iran.

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According to an internal memo seen by NBC News, the State Department is seeking to create a new coalition called the “Maritime Freedom Construct.”

The coalition would be a joint initiative with the Pentagon to share information among partners for safe transit through the strait, and to coordinate diplomatic and economic actions against Iran, according to the memo sent to all U.S. diplomatic posts.