Trump says US doesn't need NATO help for Strait of Hormuz shipping

The US no longer needs or wants its European allies to send warships to escort commercial tankers through the effectively shuttered Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said March 17 after leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization members declined his request. In a statement posted to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump confirmed that most NATO countries informed the US theyThe US no longer needs or wants its European allies to send warships to escort commercial tankers through the effectively shuttered Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said March 17 after leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization members declined his request. In a statement posted to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump confirmed that most NATO countries informed the US theyRead More