India, March 16 -- US energy secretary Chris Wright hinted on Sunday that India might help the US to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route which has been effectively closed since Washington launched strikes in Iran more than two weeks ago.

Addressing a press conference, Wright said that US President Donald Trump was "reaching out" to other countries to enlist help on the Strait of Hormuz issue. He further claimed that Trump told him about some countries which have "committed to aiding the United States".

"President Trump told me on Saturday he's reaching out to other countries to enlist their help to secure the Strait of Hormuz. And then in a post later in the day, he named some of the countries - China, Japan, the UK, France and...