Trump says US does not ‘need’ Strait of Hormuz help, despite appeal
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US president strikes defiant tone as allies reject joining coalition, does not name countries he said ‘on their way’.
United States President Donald Trump has said that the US does not “need any help” in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite his appeals for an international coalition to support shipping during the war against Iran.
Speaking from the Oval Office during a meeting with Irish Taoseach Michael Martin, Trump told reporters, “We don’t need too much help, and we don’t need any help” on the Strait of Hormuz.
He then criticised several parties that have rejected joining such a coalition, including the United Kingdom, France and the NATO alliance.
“Despite the fact that we helped them so much — we have thousands of soldiers in different countries all over the world — they don’t want to help us, which is amazing,” Trump said.
“We don’t need help. That war has been long prosecuted as far as I’m concerned, almost from day one.”
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