NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Iranian port blockade
By Michel Rose and John Irish
PARIS/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to blockade Iranian ports, proposing to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely to anger Trump and increase strains in the alliance.
Trump said the U.S. military would eliminate any Iranian ships that came near the blockade nL4N40W08K that began on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach an agreement to end the six-week conflict with Iran https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/.
Trump initially said the U.S. would work with other countries to block ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but the U.S. military later specified that the blockade would only apply to ships going to or from Iranian ports.
Since the war started on February 28, Iran has largely blocked the waterway for all ships but its own. It has been seeking to make its control of the strait permanent and possibly collect levies from ships that use it.
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Donny Shit-for-brains hasn't figured out the mission of NATO is mutual defense not offense.
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