US EditionNATO allies refuse to join Trump's Iranian port blockade
NATO allies, including Britain and France, decline President Trump's blockade plan for the Strait of Hormuz, opting instead for a multinational mission after hostilities cease.
- Starting at 10 a.m. EST on Monday, the U.S. military began enforcing a blockade on all maritime traffic entering or departing Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Weekend peace talks failed to end the six-week conflict with Iran, prompting the blockade after Iran had largely blocked the strait since February 28.
- NATO allies, including Britain and France, announced they will not participate in the endeavor, proposing instead to intervene only after fighting ends.
- French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are co-hosting a summit with more than 40 nations this week to 'restore freedom of navigation' through a defensive mission.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged reopening the strait via diplomacy, warning that creating an international force complicates alliance relations amid U.S. friction with members over airspace usage.
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Trump wants to act unilaterally, but he wants allies to put their military forces at risk when America is unable to finish its work on its own.
NATO Rules Out Role in Strait of Hormuz Blockade, Rebuking Trump - News From Antiwar.com
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission Members of the North Atlantic Alliance have refused any role in closing the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump announced a complete blockade of the crucial waterway, and that other countries would be assisting the American Navy. After the US and Israel attacked Iran…
NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Iranian port blockade
NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to blockade Iranian ports, proposing to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely to anger Trump and increase strains in the alliance.
NATO allies today said they would not participate in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to block the Strait of Ormuz, and proposed instead to intervene only once the fighting ceased, a measure that will probably enrag the Republican president and increase tensions in the alliance, Reuters reported. Trump said the U.S. Army would collaborate with other countries to block all maritime traffic on the waterway, after the weekend talks failed to …
The blockade officially started today.
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