Australian Leaders Respond After Trump Tells Allies to Secure Middle East Oil Supplies

‘We take everything that our allies say very seriously, but we obviously weren’t consulted about the war in the Middle East,’ said the transport minister.

A resident weeps while talking on the phone near a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in Tehran, Iran, on March 30, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Australian leaders have responded after U.S. President Donald Trump told allies to “go get your own oil” in response to a perceived lack of support on securing passage through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

About 20 percent of global oil supply traverses the narrow Strait, which is currently being threatened by the Iranian regime in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes of key military and nuclear targets.