{"id":5513,"date":"2026-03-17T23:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/trump-says-us-does-not-need-strait-of-hormuz-help-despite-appeal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:36:30","slug":"trump-says-us-does-not-need-strait-of-hormuz-help-despite-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/trump-says-us-does-not-need-strait-of-hormuz-help-despite-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US does not \u2018need\u2019 Strait of Hormuz help, despite appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>US president strikes defiant tone as allies reject joining coalition, does not name countries he says are \u2018on their way\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>President Donald Trump has said that the United States does not \u201cneed any help\u201d in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite his appeals for an international coalition to support shipping during the war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from the Oval Office during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin, Trump told reporters, \u201cWe don\u2019t need too much help, and we don\u2019t need any help\u201d on the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/counting-the-cost\/2026\/3\/17\/could-the-iran-war-trigger-a-global-recession\">Could the Iran war trigger a global recession?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/17\/un-warns-of-record-hunger-45-million-more-at-risk-if-iran-war-continues\">UN warns of record hunger, 45 million more at risk, if Iran war continues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/17\/iran-blames-us-israel-for-hormuz-tensions-as-crisis-risks-energy-supplies\">Iran blames US, Israel for Hormuz tensions as crisis risks energy supplies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He then criticised several parties that have rejected joining such a coalition, including the United Kingdom, France and the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the fact that we helped them so much \u2013 we have thousands of soldiers in different countries all over the world \u2013 they don\u2019t want to help us, which is amazing,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need help. That war has been long prosecuted as far as I\u2019m concerned, almost from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s remarks on Tuesday came after he made a weekend appeal for countries with a stake in the Strait of Hormuz to join a naval coalition to allow for unfettered passage.<\/p>\n<p>The strait is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which 20 to 30 percent of global oil travels.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump announced that \u201cnumerous countries\u201d had agreed to join the coalition, telling reporters they were \u201con their way\u201d. He suggested it could take some time, because some \u201chave to travel an ocean\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, when asked if the members of the coalition would soon be announced, Trump pointed to \u201cgreat support\u201d from countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if Trump was referring to the pre-existing US military assets located in the countries he identified. While several Gulf countries have been involved in diplomacy aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, none has publicly joined the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQatar has been great. UAE has been absolutely great. Saudi Arabia has been terrific. Bahrain has been very good,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, of course, Israel has been our partner. Israel\u2019s been very, very strong along with us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The US president gave no new timeline on the war, but predicted it would take 10 years for Iran to rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we\u2019re not ready to leave yet, but we will be leaving in the near future,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-great-test\">\u2018A great test\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron joined European leaders in rejecting Trump\u2019s call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not party to the conflict, and therefore, France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n<p>Macron\u2019s statement came despite Trump on Monday expressing optimism in France\u2019s support. When asked about Macron\u2019s position on Tuesday, Trump pointed out that the French president is approaching the end of his term in May next year.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Trump said he was \u201cdisappointed\u201d that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has downplayed the likelihood of his country joining the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Poland, Japan and South Korea have also either doused joining the coalition or said doing so would require further review.<\/p>\n<p>Trump left his most forceful criticism for the NATO alliance, of which he has been a regular critic. He pointed to US financial contributions to the bloc, as well as US support for Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think NATO is making a very foolish mistake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019ve long said that, you know, I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So this is a, this was a great test, because we don\u2019t need them, but they should have been there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president strikes defiant tone as allies reject joining coalition, does not name countries he says are \u2018on their way\u2019. 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