Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help From U.S. Allies in Iran

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Amid mounting criticism from other countries and his own administration, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. didn’t need help opening the Strait of Hormuz.

“I think NATO’s making a very foolish mistake. And I’ve long said that I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So this was a great test because we don’t need them, but they should have been there. When somebody is working with us that says they didn’t think Iran was a threat, we don’t want those people because — and there are some people, I guess, that would say that. But they’re not smart people or they’re not savvy people.” President Iran because the Iranian regime has told Sky Reporter: “If you put boots on the ground in Iran it will be another Vietnam. Are you afraid of that?” “No, I’m not afraid of — I’m really not afraid of anything.”

Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help From U.S. Allies in Iran

Amid mounting criticism from other countries and his own administration, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. didn’t need help opening the Strait of Hormuz.

By Meg Felling

March 17, 2026

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