President Donald Trump bemoaned American allies who have rebuffed his demands to send warships to help escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, saying they were insufficiently loyal to the US after receiving security support for decades.
Trump has tried cajoling other nations into helping secure passage of oil tankers through the contested waterway, but so far US allies have either been non-committal or have outright rejected his demands.
Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi told parliament today that the country is not currently planning to dispatch warships to the strait. A German government spokesperson said this morning that “this war has nothing to do with NATO. It is not NATO’s war.” Though it wasn’t asked by Trump to send vessels to the Strait of Hormuz, Australia’s transportation minister said today that her country will not be sending ships to the waterway.
0:00 President Trump speaks about countries that are unwilling to answer his call for help policing the Strait of Hormuz
1:21 CNN White House correspondent has the latest on Trump’s pressure campaign to get international help in the Strait of Hormuz
3:52 NATO members’ responses to Trump’s call
5:33 Former Pentagon official reacts to Trump’s Iran tactics
8:23 Retired general says he thinks several NATO countries will eventually agree to help
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