Trump Calls NATO ‘Cowards’ for Not Helping Join Fight With Iran

President Donald Trump denounced NATO as “COWARDS,” ratcheting up his rhetoric against the military alliance over its refusal to help the US reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway blocked since the start of the Iran war.

Trump has lashed out at US allies and major trading partners for failing to heed his calls to provide warships to help tankers and other vessels safely transit the narrow passage, a chokepoint for about a fifth of the world’s oil supply. The situation has spurred volatility in energy markets and sent oil and gas prices soaring.