Japan Does Not Respond to Trump’s Call to Send Warships

Darwin, 16 march:

Japan has not yet made any decision about sending its naval warships to ensure the security of vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump recently called on allied countries, including Japan, to send warships. In response, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made this remark.

According to the news agency Reuters, Prime Minister Takaichi explained Japan’s position regarding the U.S. request while speaking in the country’s parliament, the National Diet of Japan, on Monday.

Regarding the issue, Takaichi said, “We have not made any decision yet about sending warships to provide security for ships. We are still reviewing what Japan can do independently and what kind of measures are possible within our legal framework.”

She also said that the United States has not yet made any formal request to Japan for assistance on the matter.

In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote that allied countries, including Japan, should send warships to help protect oil and gas tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

However, so far no country has responded to the U.S. president’s call. Since the United States and Israel began attacks against Iran, this crucial international route for oil and gas exports has effectively been closed. The closure of the strait has caused the largest disruption to global energy supply in recent history.

According to analysts, Trump’s call could create a complicated situation for Japan. This is because Japan’s war-renouncing constitution, adopted after World War II, imposes various restrictions on the country’s ability to conduct military operations overseas.