WASHINGTON, United States, March 20, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday branded NATO allies "cowards" for not heeding his demand for military assistance against Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Trump has recently veered between saying that Washington needs no help to secure the vital waterway for oil tankers, and then lashing out at other countries for failing to help. "They didn't want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. The 79-year-old Republican, a long-term skeptic of the Western military alliance, has launched a series of diatribes against NATO in recent days. None of the countries Trump has called on to help was consulted before the US-Israeli mission started.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 20, 2026 15:22 UTC