Donald Trump used a new online broadside this week to warn the UK and other allies that the United States would no longer 'fight for' them in the conflict with Iran, telling them on Sunday 31 March to 'go to the Strait [of Hormuz], and just TAKE IT,' as critics labelled Donald Trump the 'dumbest ever' US president and accused him of 'screwing up the world.'
As the Iran crisis deepened and fears grew over disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping choke point, Trump faced days of criticism over his handling of the confrontation. Opponents said his decisions had fuelled the instability and left European allies exposed to an energy shock. In the UK, where ministers have tried to maintain a careful line on Iran, his message landed like a diplomatic grenade.
