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Trump warns NATO faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help open Hormuz Strait
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump has warned that NATO faces a “very bad” future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Financial Times.
Trump tells the FT he may also delay his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping later this month as he presses Beijing to help unblock the crucial waterway.
“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump tells the newspaper.
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