DER SPIEGEL: Trump has effectively given Europe an ultimatum: within days, they must commit actual military forces, like warships, to the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Europeans on their two week Easter holiday:
FENTCOM Update
We lost an F-15E over Southwest Iran.
We also lost a Blackhawk or two in the search & rescue for the two F-15 air crewmen.
Earlier we lost an F-16 near Qeshm Island.
We just now lost an A-10 attempting to rescue the F-16 pilot.
Absolute bombshell. Russian Chechen combat units officially declare they will deploy to Iran to fight alongside Iranian forces if the US launches a ground invasion. They are openly framing it as a holy Jihad against American power. The conflict is expanding globally.