Rubio and Japan counterpart talk after Trump Iran coalition call

🇯🇵 The Straits Times (JP) —

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held a phone call following President Trump's appeal for allies to form a coalition to reopen a vital waterway. The diplomatic exchange signals US efforts to build multilateral support for its Iran-related maritime policy.

March 16 - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to create a coalition to reopen the vital waterway.

World Security Conflict Politics Shipping Rubio Japan US diplomacy Iran coalition Trump Strait of Hormuz waterway security

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