President Donald Trump warned Sunday that NATO faces a “very bad” future if U.S. allies They do not help open the Strait of Hormuzkey to transporting oil and blocked by Iran in the Middle East war.
In a brief interview with The Financial Times, Trump stated that, just as the United States has helped Ukraine in the war with Russia, he expects Europe to contribute in the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has prices skyrocketed of hydrocarbons throughout the world.
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“If there is no response or if it is a negative response (to the American request, editor’s note), I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO,” he added.
Trump also said that his visit to China, where he plans to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping, could be postponed, as try to pressure Beijing to help in the reopening of Hormuz.
“We would like to know before that. (Two weeks is) a long time“, otherwise “we could postpone” the visit, he noted, highlighting that China, like many European countries, depends more than the United States on the flow of oil from the Gulf.
“It’s appropriate that the people who benefit from the Strait help ensure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump said.
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