Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
by Virginia Harrison and Sarah Basford Canales in Can from World news | The Guardian on (#748YS)
US president says it is only appropriate' for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be very bad' for Nato
Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on European allies to help protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a very bad" future if its members fail to come to Washington's aid.
The de facto closure of the vital waterway by Tehran in retaliation for airstrikes by the US and Israel has proved catastrophic for global energy and trade flows, causing the largest oil supply disruption in history and soaring global oil prices.
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