Tehran mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help to secure oil shipments (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The US president has appealed to China and several other nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz

The US security umbrella promised to American allies in the Middle East has proven to be “full of holes,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, after President Donald Trump called for a broad international response to Tehran’s retaliatory attacks.

The top Iranian diplomat called on neighboring states hosting U.S.