NATO heavyweights balk at Hormuz mission as Trump warns alliance at risk
UK, France and Germany decline combat roles in protecting key oil choke point, drawing warnings from Trump and GOP allies about NATO’s reliability.
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Trump Issues New Warning to NATO Allies Over Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 492nd fighter squadron releases a GBU-28 “bunker buster” 5,000-pound laser-guided bomb on Aug. 5, 2003. U.S. Air Force via Reuters The White House on March 18 sought to apply more pressure on NATO allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. military
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