Reference News Network, March 21 report, according to Reuters, March 20 report, U.S. President Donald Trump on the 20th criticized NATO allies for not supporting the United States and Israel's war against Iran, calling these long-term U.S. allies "cowards."
Trump posted on a social media platform: "Without the United States, NATO is just a paper tiger!"
This president complained that NATO member states were unwilling to join the fight against Iran, yet they were also complaining about high oil prices.
He wrote: "This war has already been won militarily, and there is almost no danger for them. They complain that they are forced to pay high oil prices, yet they are unwilling to help open the Strait of Hormuz — this is merely a simple military operation, which is precisely the reason for high oil prices. For them, it is easy, with very little risk."
He wrote: "Cowards! We will remember you!"
Germany, the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada issued a joint statement on March 19, pledging to make "appropriate efforts to ensure the safety of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz."
However, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz explicitly stated that this would be conditional upon stopping the fighting.
French President Emmanuel Macron said after the EU summit in Brussels that safeguarding international law and promoting de-escalation was "the best thing we can do." He also said, "I didn't hear anyone here expressing willingness to get involved in this conflict — quite the opposite." (Translated by Li Sha)
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