Sometimes it takes a good friend to call you out when you’re wrong. For Donald Trump, that pal is the nation of France, which has said an emphatic non to the American president’s request for military support in his Middle Eastern campaign. The 79-year-old conducted diplomatic relations via Truth Social on Saturday, begging America’s allies to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz. The maritime shipping lane, which is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, is currently being blockaded by Iran following the U.S. and Israel’s joint attacks on the country.