President Donald Trump of the United State, U.S., has begged NATO allies, including European Union, E.U., to assist in opening and protecting the Strait of Hormuz closed by Iran in the aftermath of the conflict between the U.S., Israel, on the one side, and Iran. 

It was gathered that Trump, in a media interaction, cautioned the allies not to stay off the conflict in the Middle East, saying that not intervening to assist in reopening the waterway for oil transit to the international market, may result in “very bad” consequences for the future of NATO.

The United States, Trump said, has solicited the support of seven countries to stabilize security in the Gulf. Trump threatened that "Washington would remember any nation that refused to assist" in the war with Iran.

The U.S. President appealed to China for cooperation in resolving the disruption of crude oil supply to the international market by Iran. 

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom, U.K. and the European Union, E.U., are cautious before intervention to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran restricted oil vessels, except of China, to navigate. 

The Prime Minister of the U.K., Keir Starmer, was of the view that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will not be easy. He, however, said Britain is working with international partners to develop a “viable plan.” 

Starmer was said to have said that one intervention option being considered is deployment of robotic mine-hunting technology to secure the waterway.

Starmer asserted that the U.K. is not willing to be involved in a broader regional war, though, may involve in defending its interests and allies.