Trump again lashes out at allies over Hormuzpublished at 19:55 GMT
Bernd Debusmann Jr
White House reporter
Image source, ReutersTrump is just leaving to spend the weekend in Florida, and is speaking to reporters at the White House.
He’s been repeatedly asked about the conflict in Iran. One thing is clear: he still views Nato as not doing its part to secure global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, even as he says that Iran is being “obliterated”.
“It’s a simple military manoeuvre,” Trump says of operations to secure the strait. “But you need a lot of help, in the sense that you need ships. And Nato could help us, but they so far haven’t had the courage to do so.”
As he has in the past, Trump suggested that the US does not need the strait for its own purposes – although this is only partially true.
In particular, he pointed to Japan and China.
“It would be nice if those countries would get involved,” he said.
In brief comments on the UK, Trump also suggested that he has not changed his views on its role in the war following its earlier decision to allow US forces to use its bases to strike threats to Hormuz.
“They should have acted a lot faster,” Trump said.
