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The Coalition of Nope

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Donald Trump started his war against Iran without considering Iran’s favorable position just north of the Strait of Hormuz, which ships must traverse after they’ve loaded up with oil or aluminum or fertilizer or helium in the (ahem) Persian Gulf. And before they get there, too.

Now that the Iranians have unexpectedly (by him) closed the Strait, Trump is asking and demanding that US allies – yes, the same ones he told to butt out earlier – come help open the it. With his keen planning, the US is not prepared to open the Strait by itself.

“As President Donald Trump warns Iran against using mines to threaten oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy’s purpose-built minesweepers are sitting stateside thousands of miles away with no plans to put them to use while the war rages on.“🙄— Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) 2026-03-16T16:36:49.253Z

A group of 5000 Marines is on the way from the Pacific.

The allies are responding:

UPDATE ON THE HORMUZ COALITION (Mon, March 16):🇫🇷 France: REJECTED🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) 2026-03-16T09:01:44.009Z

Sweden, Finland, and Greece also have previous engagements.

Greece will not engage in military operations at Hormuz Strait, says government official reut.rs/4bxrfMf— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2026-03-16T15:35:05Z

Closure of the Strait for too long will lead to international financial repercussions, so it is in the interest of all those countries to get it open again. I hope they’re coordinating behind the scenes with some demands to Trump.

Iran can open the Strait whenever it chooses. All it has to do is remove the mines it’s laid – it looks like there are not a lot – and stop shooting at ships going through. So the US can negotiate it open without those ships and Marines. The Coalition of Nope can insist that Trump end his illegal war and go on his knees to Tehran.

This may be the first time in his life that nobody is willing to clean up Donny’s mess. He is stewing in it and had a very bad night last night, posting long screeds against the Supreme Court, Federal Reserve, his enemies, and even MAGA (I AM MAGA!).

The Coalition of Nope sees that Trump is as much a threat to world peace as Vladimir Putin is. The difference is that Trump has given them obvious leverage to change that. Something of a recession is already baked in by the events of the past two weeks. The Coalition can go a few more days.

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