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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Manuel Demegillo

Trump Defiant After Allies Snub Call to Protect Strait of Hormuz: 'We Don't Need Any Help'

Strait of Hormuz tensions rise as Trump’s call for coalition meets resistance. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiMedia Commons)

President Trump says the US no longer needs help defending the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian threat, a day after he called on allies to 'get involved' in the conflict.

Trump clapped back against 'most' of the US's NATO allies after some rebuffed his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a pivotal chokepoint in the global oil trade. Traffic through the route came to a standstill early this month, after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps blocked all passage.

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