Despite President Trump’s assurances this past Wednesday that “the straits are in great shape,” most ships remain too wary to cross the Strait of Hormuz due to threats from Iran. The president said the U.S. would help cover the cost of risk insurance as a way to reassure nervous ship owners and suggested the U.S. Navy could offer escorts for protection, though that is not expected to happen anytime soon, as the Navy is currently busy fighting the war. Captain Silke Lehmköster, who oversees a large German vessel fleet, says she is still not allowing her ships to move through the strait. #straitofhormuz #donaldtrump #iran #uspoliticsnews