Latvia is considering possibilities for its contribution to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina ('New Unity') reported on social media.
"We need to work together with the U.S. on this goal. We are considering the possibilities for our country's contribution," Silina wrote.
An hour earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a call from NATO offering assistance after Iran declared the lifting of its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
"I told them to stay away unless they want to load their ships with oil," the U.S. president wrote on his social media.
Trump added that the alliance was useless when help was needed and once again called NATO a "paper tiger."
Silina quickly adapted and, together with the Prime Minister of Estonia, participated in the first virtual meeting of country leaders regarding the Strait of Hormuz. So far, only the gratitude of the Latvian Prime Minister to the leaders of France and the United Kingdom for their leading role in creating an international coalition is known.
The coalition is somewhat delayed. U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated today that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial tankers and cargo ships during the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
"According to the ceasefire, the passage of all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared fully open for the remaining period of the ceasefire," Araghchi stated on social media X.
Against the backdrop of the announcement of the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices sharply fell.
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