Trump assures he doesn't want NATO's help to deal with Iran: 'We don't need them'
U.S. President Donald Trump assured this Tuesday that he does not need NATO's help to deal with Iran because Washington has already militarily defeated the Islamic republic and reiterated his criticism for the lack of support from allies in the war. 'NATO deeply disappointed me. NATO was not there when we needed them. We don't need NATO, but if we did, they simply wouldn't be there,' Trump told reporters at the White House before traveling to Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump claims the U.S. doesn't need NATO's help against Iran.
- He stated Washington has already militarily defeated the Islamic Republic.
- Trump expressed deep disappointment with NATO for its lack of support.
- He threatened to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany following criticism from the German Chancellor.
- Trump has previously threatened to cut trade with Spain over military base usage.
- The U.S. initiated the war against Iran on February 28th without prior consultation with allies.
- A naval blockade of Iranian ports gives the U.S. an advantage in peace talks.
- The truce in the war is weakened after Trump deemed Iran's response to a peace proposal 'totally unacceptable'.