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Trump: US No Longer Needs NATO Help on Hormuz

US President Donald Trump says he no longer needs allies' help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, criticizing NATO for "terribly stupid mistakes" on Iran.


Trump: US No Longer Needs NATO Help on Hormuz

US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he no longer needs help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after most US allies refused his request. "We don't need them anymore," Trump said, also noting that Japan, Australia, and South Korea, other allies, had also refused to help. Trump continued: "It's important to get the enriched uranium out of Iran." He said: "NATO is making terribly stupid mistakes regarding Iran." He added: "We don't need NATO's help anymore, and we don't want it." "We're not ready to leave Iran yet, but we'll leave it very, very soon," he said. Trump also expressed his frustration with Starmer for making a terrible mistake by not supporting the US in the war with Iran, and that US relations with the UK were best before Starmer became prime minister. "I disagree with Starmer on immigration and energy," he added.