The rejection came after Trump had sought allies’ help in opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have elected not to wade into the ongoing armed conflict involving the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump said in a March 17 post on Truth Social.
Trump made the announcement days after raising calls for the international community to help escort merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
After U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, Iranian forces began attacking commercial vessels attempting to transit the narrow waterway, which serves as a key artery for global oil exports.
“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote.
Despite this snub by those allies, Trump said U.S. forces have had great success against Iran’s military.
“Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance—WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea,” he wrote.
This is a breaking news report and will be updated with additional details.
By Ryan Morgan
