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Trump Warns NATO Against Failing to Help US in Iran War

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Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on March 13.Photographer: SAUL LOEB/AFP

Donald Trump is stepping up calls for other nations, especially European allies, to aid the US in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He’s also threatened to delay his summit with Xi Jinping if China resists sending help.

“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times. “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO.”