March 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he has delayed his trip to China for "five or six weeks" to focus on the war against Iran.

President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump said Tuesday that he has postponed his planned summit in China later this month because of the U.S. war with Iran.

President Donald Trump has resumed his criticism of Keir Starmer over the British Prime Minister's stance on the Iran war launched by the United States

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.

WASHINGTON, March 17 - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was postponing a highly anticipated trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war with Iran upends U.S. foreign policy and delays an effort to ease tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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."

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.

President Donald Trump on Monday urged allied nations to join U.S. efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "test of loyalty"—but key partners including Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia swiftly distanced themselves from any military role.

Donald Trump noted that allies in Japan, Australia, and South Korea — as well as China — have rejected his calls to get involved in helping secure the strait

“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran,” Trump said in a statement.​ He added that despite their reluctance, “almost every country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.”​ Donald Trump Criticises NATO Allies for Declining To Join US Military Operation Against Iran.

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