The Breakfast Wrap: Donald Trump calls for naval escorts

Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has entered its third week, and shipping has been put to a halt. US President Donald Trump has urged its allies and China to send warships to the Strait to help secure the key shipping route out of the Middle East. But the US is yet to do so - so will any other nation offer its own navy? Fuel prices in Australia have risen sharply amid uncertainty over the ongoing conflict in the MIddle East . On the weekend, U-S President Donald Trump called for other nations to help secure the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks... which have disrupted global energy supplies. Israeli bombardments have now…