PANews reported on March 14 that, according to Jinshi News, US President Trump stated, "Many countries will join the United States in sending warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to navigation. We hope that France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and other countries will send warships to the area so that the Strait of Hormuz no longer poses a threat. The United States will bombard the Iranian coast and continue to sink Iranian ships. In any case, we will soon open the Strait of Hormuz."