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President Trump is threatening additional strikes on a key Iranian oil export hub while urging U.S.
allies to send their ships to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR's Lauren Frere reports the United Kingdom says it's discussing ways to respond to Trump's demand.
President Trump has already expressed anger at the U.K.
for granting the U.S.
only limited access to British military bases during this war.
And only after Iran retaliated against British allies in the Gulf UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowed the US to use British bases,
but for defensive operations only.
Now Trump is demanding the UK and four other countries, China,
Japan, South Korea and France, send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.
In response, the UK Ministry of Defence says the British government is, quote,
discussing with our allies and partners a range of options to ensure the security of shipping in the region.
Lauren Fryer, NPR News, London.
About one-fifth of the world's supply of liquefied natural gas is still cut off from the world,
with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively blocked.
NPR's Julia Simon reports U.S.
gas producers are making new deals.
US LNG company Venture Global has announced it's gotten another $8.6 billion in financing for an LNG export project in Louisiana.
Venture Global's stock price has risen more than 35%