{"id":65250,"date":"2019-08-04T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/04\/us-still-seeks-allies-in-gulf-maritime-coalition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:56:21","slug":"us-still-seeks-allies-in-gulf-maritime-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/08\/04\/us-still-seeks-allies-in-gulf-maritime-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"US still seeks allies in Gulf maritime coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SYDNEY \u2014 Senior U.S. leaders expressed confidence that they will be able to convince allies to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf area against Iranian threats, but they provided no new details Sunday on which nations may be willing to participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a meeting between U.S. and Australian leaders, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he has already gotten a good response from allies and some announcements could be expected soon. And Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters that a lot of conversations are taking place. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/07\/24\/us-defense-secretary-aims-to-ensure-safe-passage-in-persian-gulf\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19204824659984.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US military aims to ensure safe passage of American commercial ships in Persian Gulf<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military intends to protect American commercial ships against Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz but will not provide naval escorts in every case, the newly installed defense secretary said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But their Australian counterparts here made no commitments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe request the United States has made is a very serious one, and a complex one. That\u2019s why we are currently giving this request very serious consideration,\u201d said Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds. \u201cNo decision has been made.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said her country will decide based on what is in its own best sovereign interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19216161563558.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne, second from right, speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, and Australia's Defense Minister Linda Reynolds in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-101037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19216161563558.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19216161563558.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19216161563558.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19216161563558.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Australia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Marise Payne, second from right, speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, and Australia&#8217;s Defense Minister Linda Reynolds in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Called \u201cOperation Sentinel,\u201d the plan was triggered in June amid Trump administration concerns that Iran was behind a series of attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/29\/there-are-real-reasons-to-be-wary-of-iran-joint-chiefs-chairman-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford<\/a>, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said the Pentagon has developed a specific plan, and the U.S. military\u2019s main role would be to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/10\/us-proceeding-with-plan-for-coalition-to-deter-iran-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">provide \u201cmaritime domain awareness\u201d<\/a> \u2014 intelligence and surveillance information \u2014 to the ships of coalition partners that would conduct patrols in vulnerable waterways like the Strait of Hormuz, which separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman, as well as the Bab el Mandeb, a heavily trafficked strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any escorting of commercial ships would be done by military ships sailing under the flag of the commercial vessel, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/16\/tensions-over-iran-show-cracks-in-a-time-tested-alliance\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5206642.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Tensions over Iran show cracks in a time-tested alliance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Gone, at least for now, are the halcyon days when strong military and political ties between Britain and the United States meant that Washington could assume it had a staunch partner for standing up to a foreign foe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esper broached the idea of a coalition to allies during a NATO meeting, but so far the U.S. has received few public commitments from other nations. 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