A warning plan outside the Persian Gulf is also on the government's August 9, 4:38
In relation to the United States' aim to form a voluntary coalition to secure the security of the Holmes Strait in the Middle East, the government is wary of ships related to Japan in the waters outside the Holmes Strait, taking into consideration friendly relations with Iran. There are proposals to deal with this, and it is a policy to decide specific responses while ascertaining the intentions of the United States and trends in related countries.
As the situation in Iran becomes more tense, the United States is aiming to form a voluntary coalition to ensure the safety of ships passing through the Strait of Holmes. At the Japan-US Defense Ministers' Meeting on the 7th, Defense Secretary Esper requested Japan's cooperation Did.
Based on the traditional friendship with Iran, the government will focus on diplomatic efforts to alleviate tensions, but because 80% of the crude oil imported into Japan goes through the Strait of Holmes, In order to ensure the safety of vessels related to Japan, we are considering measures including the possibility of dispatching Self-Defense Forces.
Within the government, in addition to concerns that dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to the Holmes Strait and the Persian Gulf inside it could stimulate Iran, from the perspective of energy security, it is also possible to ensure safety outside the Holmes Strait. Some have pointed out that it is important, and there are proposals to limit the scope of activities that are vigilance outside the Strait of Holmes.
The government is uncertain about the kind of cooperation that the United States demands, and many other countries have not revealed their attitudes. Therefore, the government intends to decide on a specific response while ascertaining the intentions of the United States and trends in related countries.