Singled out two longtime U.S. allies

At the same time, Trump publicly singled out two longtime U.S. allies — the United Kingdom and France — for what he sees as a lack of support during the Iran conflict, even though neither has joined the fighting.

On his Truth Social platform, he complained that the UK “refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran” and suggested that nations affected by rising fuel prices should “go to the (Hormuz) Strait, and just take it.”

He also blasted France, accusing it of blocking flights carrying military supplies to Israel and calling the country “very unhelpful.”

Trump has also criticized Britain’s naval strength, saying, “You don’t even have a navy. You’re too old and had aircraft carriers that didn’t work,” and dismissed suggestions on defense spending by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: “I’m not going to tell him what to do. He can do whatever he wants.”

NATO allies have already had their disagreements with Trump before. Denmark, in particular, was far from pleased when he made it clear he wanted to take over Greenland — which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

This episode added to a long list of tensions between the U.S. president and traditional allies, fueling questions about how committed America really is to NATO and its partners.

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