Stoltenberg Says No NATO Mission Requested in Strait of Hormuz
by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 27, 2018. Photo: Virginia Mayo / Pool via Reuters.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military alliance to launch a mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States has proposed stepping up efforts to safeguard the vital oil route at a time of heightened tension between Washington and Tehran.
