Donald Trump said NATO is making a "very foolish mistake" by not helping to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, US national counterterrorism center chief stepped down over the Iran war. DW has more.

On eighteenth day, the U.S. President looked clueless on his forward strategy By Nitya Chakraborty   On Wednesday, the 18th day of the U.S.-Israel combo’s war against Iran, Trump got two bad news simultaneously which made him ponder on how to go about on his next forward strategy to ensure Iran’s submission to the U.S. […]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn't appreciate his effort. Trump,…

President assails NATO allies for not helping secure Strait of Hormuz; asked about his day-after plan for Iran, he says US will 'try to get people that are going to run it well'

“I've long said that I wonder whether or not Nato would ever be there for us. So this was a great test," he says.

"Everyone agrees with us, but they don't want to help," US President Donald Trump says of the NATO allies.

US President Donald Trump said most NATO allies and partners have declined to join US operations in Iran or protect the Strait of Hormuz, despite supporting US objectives, raising concerns over energy security and pushing for diplomatic solutions.

US President Donald Trump questioned whether Iran's new supreme leader is alive and pressed Washington's call for help securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively shut down with attacks on vessels and threats of more.

Trump, a longtime NATO critic, said he sees the alliance as a "one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us."

The Iran war wasn't expected to derail the Trump-Xi meeting in China, but analysts said it would influence the talks and any agreements that come out of them.