NATO Declines US Assistance in Gulf — Trump Calls It ‘Unwise’ - video Dailymotion

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The President has criticized NATO after the organization opted not to support US military forces in the Strait of Hormuz, stating, ‘we don’t require any assistance’ and labeling NATO’s decision as ‘a very unwise error.’ This rejection followed Trump’s decision to conduct strikes on Iran without prior discussions with allies, leading to renewed doubts about the applicability of NATO’s Article 5 mutual-defense clause if tensions with Iran escalate. This division brings additional unpredictability to an alliance already under pressure from Trump’s ongoing threats to reduce America’s involvement, as the Iran situation continues to drive up fuel prices for American households.

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00:00A rift just opened up between the U.S. and its closest military allies.

00:04President Trump is publicly slamming NATO after the alliance refused to help American forces

00:09operating in the Strait of Hormuz.

00:12We don't need any help, Trump said, before going further and calling NATO's refusal

00:17a very foolish mistake.

00:20The backstory matters.

00:21Trump launched strikes on Iran without consulting NATO allies in the first place.

00:26And now those allies are pushing back.

00:29The fallout raises a serious question.

00:31Would NATO's Article 5 mutual defense promise even apply if this conflict with Iran spirals further?

00:38This comes as Trump has already threatened multiple times to scale back America's role

00:43in the alliance entirely.

00:44And all of this is unfolding while the Iran crisis keeps driving up fuel costs for American

00:49families at home.

00:50The alliance that's defended the West for nearly 80 years has rarely looked this strained.

NATO Declines US Assistance in Gulf — Trump Calls It ‘Unwise’

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