Trump says U.S. 'helping S. Korea a lot' when asked whether he wants help securing Strait of Hormuz | Yonhap News Agency

## Summary
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "helping South Korea a lot," as he responded to a question about whether he wants the Asian ally to provide assistance to clear the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route, amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Iran has effectively choked off the strait -- responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply -- as the U.S. and Israel continue their military campaign against the Islamic Republic that kicked off in late February. sshluck@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #Trump Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees Most Saved Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees (2nd LD) N. Korea a lot' when asked whether he wants help securing Strait of Hormuz Next Trump says U.S. 'helping S. Korea a lot' when asked whether he wants help securing Strait of Hormuz

## Article Content
Facebook
X
More
Pinterest
Linked in
Tumblr
Reddit
Facebook Messenger
Copy URL
URL is copied.
OK
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "helping South Korea a lot," as he responded to a question about whether he wants the Asian ally to provide assistance to clear the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route, amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Trump made the remarks during a press availability at the White House, after he said that the U.S. no longer needs naval assistance from North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries or other nations amid their apparent reluctance to respond to Trump's request for support to keep the strait open.
"I love South Korea. We have a great relationship with South Korea where we're helping South Korea a lot," he said, addressing the question from a reporter.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on March 20, 2026, in this photo released by the Associated Press. (Yonhap)
Trump has stressed the need for other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying that they rely on the strategic waterway for their energy imports.
Iran has effectively choked off the strait -- responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply -- as the U.S. and Israel continue their military campaign against the Islamic Republic that kicked off in late February.
sshluck@yna.co.kr
(END)
Keywords
#Trump
Articles with issue keywords
Most Liked
Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party'
Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms
(LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East
Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war
Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees
Most Saved
Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party'
(LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East
Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms
Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees
(2nd LD) N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills
Most Viewed
All Categories
(LEAD) At least 50 injured in fire at Daejeon car parts plant
Downtown Seoul to enter security lockdown for massive crowd at BTS concert
(2nd LD) 53 injured, 14 unaccounted for in fire at Daejeon car parts plant
(LEAD) Downtown Seoul braces for massive crowd at BTS comeback concert
Qatar may have to declare force majeure on long-term LNG contract with S. Korea, others: report
Most Viewed More
Most Viewed Photos
N. Korean leader's daughter drives tank
N. Korean leader's daughter drives tank
N. Korea's Kim oversees combined drill involving battle tanks
N.K. stamps on ruling party's 9th congress
prev
Trump says U.S. 'helping S. Korea a lot' when asked whether he wants help securing Strait of Hormuz
Next
Trump says U.S. 'helping S. Korea a lot' when asked whether he wants help securing Strait of Hormuz

---

## Expert Analysis

### Merits
N/A

### Areas for Consideration
- Iran has effectively choked off the strait -- responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply -- as the U.S. and Israel continue their military campaign against the Islamic Republic that kicked off in late February. sshluck@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #Trump Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees Most Saved Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees (2nd LD) N.

### Implications
- Iran has effectively choked off the strait -- responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply -- as the U.S. and Israel continue their military campaign against the Islamic Republic that kicked off in late February. sshluck@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #Trump Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Ex-U.S. officials voice concerns about Trump gov't 'vacating' deterrence assets from Indo-Pacific amid Iran war Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees Most Saved Netflix, BTS to turn Seoul into world's 'biggest watch party' (LEAD) FM Cho sidesteps questions on whether U.S. asked Seoul to send warships to Middle East Four decades of Damien Hirst on display at MMCA, from shark to cherry blossoms Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale seeks comfort through art, with Han Kang's sculpture of blackened trees (2nd LD) N.
- Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) At least 50 injured in fire at Daejeon car parts plant Downtown Seoul to enter security lockdown for massive crowd at BTS concert (2nd LD) 53 injured, 14 unaccounted for in fire at Daejeon car parts plant (LEAD) Downtown Seoul braces for massive crowd at BTS comeback concert Qatar may have to declare force majeure on long-term LNG contract with S.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers korea, trump, strait topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 537.