US President Donald Trump launched a broadside against NATO Friday, saying the transatlantic alliance is a “paper tiger” without the US and sharply criticizing allies’ refusal to aid his push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a nuclear powered Iran. Now that fight is militarily won, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices,” he said on his Truth Social platform. “So easy for them to do, with so little risk. Cowards, and we will remember!” […]
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