Trump Trashes Nato Over Refusal To Join Iran War: 'Why The Hell Are We Helping Them?'

!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"a5950aaf-84eb-485c-9f1b-3bd05a9a3246"}).render("6aa63507e4b0298845cca1b6");}); Donald Trump has again criticised Nato over its continued refusal to participate in the ongoing US war on Iran and “help” America seize control of the Strait of Hormuz. The western military alliance has been a frequent target for the US president, who reiterated his complaints during a speech in Dublin, in which he also criticised America’s European allies. He said: “I sort of hate to see what’s happening with Europe.” “I hate to see what’s happening on trade, I hate to see what’s happening on energy, and I hate to see what’s happening on immigration. “Woo, that immigration. What you’re doing to yourselves, you’re just killing yourselves. But we’re going to work with them.” Trump added: “Very disappointing in many ways, that Nato didn’t want to help us with the Strait, even though we don’t get any oil from the Strait. “We don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. We have more oil than anybody, as you know, but we thought it was important.” Before the war, a fifth of the world’s oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz, but it has been effectively closed as a result of the conflict. That has sent to price of oil soaring, pushing up inflation around the world, including in American. Trump has offered muddy reasoning for launching the war and hasn’t reached any of the stated objectives he laid out earlier this year. He has consistently expressed his frustration with Nato allies. “I said, ‘Would you like to help us with the Hormuz Strait?’” Trump said regarding Nato. He recalled European leaders turning him down, before appearing to suggest that he declined their support himself: “But I put it down because, why the hell are we helping them? So, you’ll be hearing that later.” Under Nato’s Article 5 provisions, member states can come to the aid of another, but only if they are under attack. Trump has caused notable friction with French president Emmanuel Macron, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and other Nato leaders for failing to consult them before his war — which has disrupted the world economy and sparked fears of a global energy crisis. Trump, who is visiting Ireland for the closing weekend of the 2026 Amgen Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf resort, even claimed Nato is “saving us a lot of money” by opting out of his war, stating, “I didn’t do a heavy sell. I didn’t do a Trump kind of a sell.”

Donald Trump has again criticised Nato over its continued refusal to participate in the ongoing US war on Iran and “help” America seize control of the Strait of Hormuz. The western military alliance has been a frequent target for the US president, who reiterated his complaints during a speech in Dublin, in which he also criticised America’s European allies. He said: “I sort of hate to see what’s happening with Europe.” “I hate to see what’s happening on trade, I hate to see what’s happening on energy, and I hate to see what’s happening on immigration. “Woo, that immigration. What you’re doing to yourselves, you’re just killing yourselves. But we’re going to work with them.” Trump added: “Very disappointing in many ways, that Nato didn’t want to help us with the Strait, even though we don’t get any oil from the Strait. “We don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. We have more oil than anybody, as you know, but we thought it was important.” Before the war, a fifth of the world’s oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz, but it has been effectively closed as a result of the conflict. That has sent to price of oil soaring, pushing up inflation around the world, including in American. Trump has offered muddy reasoning for launching the war and hasn’t reached any of the stated objectives he laid out earlier this year. He has consistently expressed his frustration with Nato allies. “I said, ‘Would you like to help us with the Hormuz Strait?’” Trump said regarding Nato. He recalled European leaders turning him down, before appearing to suggest that he declined their support himself: “But I put it down because, why the hell are we helping them? So, you’ll be hearing that later.” Under Nato’s Article 5 provisions, member states can come to the aid of another, but only if they are under attack. Trump has caused notable friction with French president Emmanuel Macron, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and other Nato leaders for failing to consult them before his war — which has disrupted the world economy and sparked fears of a global energy crisis. Trump, who is visiting Ireland for the closing weekend of the 2026 Amgen Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf resort, even claimed Nato is “saving us a lot of money” by opting out of his war, stating, “I didn’t do a heavy sell. I didn’t do a Trump kind of a sell.”