"Trump claimed reopening the key oil and gas shipping route would be a 'simple' military task with 'little risk.' He has repeatedly berated countries for failing to respond to his request for support in the strait."
"Defence sources have stressed the situation was so dangerous that not many nations would be willing to put warships 'in the middle of that threat right now.'"
"In a post on his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said NATO was a 'paper tiger' without the US, criticizing their reluctance to join the fight against a Nuclear Powered Iran."
"Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi delivered the message in a phone call with UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper, who told him that British operations in the region were in response to Iran's own strikes on Gulf countries."
Trump stated that reopening the Strait of Hormuz would be a straightforward military operation with minimal risk. He criticized NATO for not supporting US efforts against Iran, labeling the alliance a 'paper tiger.' UK military planners are collaborating with US Central Command to explore options for ensuring tanker safety in the strait, which is threatened by Iranian attacks. Iran condemned UK military support for the US as participation in aggression, while the UK defended its actions as responses to Iranian strikes.
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