00:00President Donald Trump is expressing anger with NATO's refusal to join his push to send warships to secure the Strait
00:07of Hormuz.
00:08Well, I'm disappointed in NATO that we spend trillions of dollars on NATO.
00:13NATO exists as a defensive alliance, not an offensive one.
00:17And NATO has said it has no plans to get involved in the U.S.-led war with Iran.
00:22European leaders have spoken out over the last week.
00:25French President Emmanuel Macron said, quote,
00:27Faced with the ongoing war, France's position is purely defensive.
00:32U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer also declined to get involved.
00:36While taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war.
00:46In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump had sharp words for Starmer.
00:50You know, unfortunately, Keir is not Winston Churchill.
00:52German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, quote,
00:55I pointed out the risks of the Iran war from day one, and the risks of this war are high,
01:01very high.
01:01And there will be no military solution here.
01:04There will only be a political solution.
01:07But Trump's position is that America's longstanding support for NATO should be reciprocated,
01:12now that the U.S. has asked for help in Iran.
01:25For now, the U.S. passed thisulating status, the view of the EU laborry of Europe was very high.
01:28Prozent of Turkey was very close to one time there.
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