US President Donald Trump attacks the NATO military alliance, saying its member states “have done absolutely nothing to help with the lunatic nation [of Iran], now militarily decimated.”
Writing in all caps on his Truth Social account in the early morning Washington time, Trump says the US “needs nothing from NATO, but ‘never forget’ this very important point in time!”
Trump has raged at NATO throughout the war. Last week, he wrote, “Without the USA., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them.”
According to reports, some NATO countries, like the UK and French, are discussing plans to lead a “Hormuz coalition” to open the key shipping lane. Other NATO countries have expressed an openness to join as well. Estonia’s foreign minister told The Times of Israel last week that his country is “very much open to discuss with the US” joining a military mission to open the strait.
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