NATO countries don’t want to get involved in Iran operation, Trump says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nato-countries-dont-want-get-involved-iran-operation-trump-says-2026-03-17/

36 Comments

  1. Castrol-5w30 on

    We’ve told Russia many times that it’s a defensive alliance. And it is still one.

  2. Civil-Dinner on

    What is fascinating to me, is that I have absolutely no doubt that Trump is absolutely baffled that NATO isn’t jumping on board to come to his assistance when asked.

    It’s beyond his imagination that he’s done anything that engender poor relations with our traditional allies.

  3. ILoveTheAtomicBomb on

    Hahah i love watching the tantrum hes throwing right now. Pure bitch:

    > Trump says he is “not surprised by their action” and that he has always considered Nato “to be a one-way street”.
    >
    > He says: “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea.
    >
    > “In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!”

  4. ErrorReplaceUser on

    We would love to. However, our ships are busy protecting Greenland; someone recently tried to invade it.

  5. FlaviousTiberius on

    He just wants European countries to send their ships in so they can get their ships blown up instead of his. He knows a US ship getting sunk in the strait would look bad on him so he wants his pawns to take the damage instead, both in terms of loss and life and the political hit.

    Meanwhile he can go to his supporters and brag about getting other countries to die for Israel and America on their behalf and how no Americans died thanks to his incredible influential skills.

    That anyone can consider the US an “ally” at this point is beyond me.

  6. DanimalPlays on

    He’s confused that he can’t terrorize an anti-terrorism group into terrorizing Iran.

    Holy. Fucking. Shit. With. This. Asshole.

  7. No_Iron_8087 on

    >speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!

    This might be some of the most loser shit I’ve ever heard. Yesterday he’s on his knees begging for Europe to join his war, and now he’s throwing a tantrum screaming “I didn’t even want your help anyway”. It’s embarrassing. The United States has been made into a genuine laughing stock because of him and his unqualified, uneducated posse of clowns.

  8. Trump: Treating allies with respect is for pussies! I will bully them into submission!

    Later: Why isn’t this working?

  9. Who could have known that shitting on and threatening your allies for 14 months would make you lose support from them.

  10. t Rump is that obnoxious acquaintance that joins you and your friends uninvited at the pub, gets into a drunken argument with a bunch of regulars and, despite your warnings, challenges them to settle it outside and is upset that you all didn’t back him up.

  11. After he smeared the EU and NATO around with tariffs and words of “you need us more than we need you”….*shocking surprise*.

    Ask your ‘Board of Peace’ countries to help, but *oop*, you need Navy resources, right?

  12. Alternative-Ad-1027 on

    Maybe he can call all members from his Bored of Pieces committee – to see who would answer his call.

  13. DennisTheFox on

    Ironically enough, NATO was prepping for a US invasion of Greenland not three months ago. But sure, they are happy to join this illegal war

  14. Royal-Hunter3892 on

    Few months ago Trump was humiliating and bullying europe . threatening to takeover Greenland . threatened to leave NATO. Forcing them to increase their spending. Told them NATO is nothing without US .

    Now trump is begging behind the scenes to NATO and many more countries including China to open the strait of Hormuz and meditate between Iran US ceasefire .

    Peak Arrogance.

  15. Yeah we are busy helping a democracy fighting off an invasion of NATOs only enemy at our own NATO backyard.

  16. Im from Canada and trump can fuck off. Can the US show any intel that is not from trump “feelings” that prove that iran was about to attack any nato countries? The director of terrorism investigations in usa just resign saying that there was no proof to back the iran war. Its just trump got lobbied by israel once again.

  17. Vault101Overseer on

    No shit. NATO is supposed to be a defense pact, and the last time they got the gang all together to attack Iraq that was barely palatable or supportable.

    Trump and Kegsbreath saw the opportunity to be a hyper macho trope and follow Israel into this conflict of their making, when Iran could not even be classified as a real risk to the US.

    Get fucked Donald, you own this war.

  18. thomasthetanker on

    Remind me again how many ships the US sent when the Falkland Islands were invaded?

  19. It’s crazy how Twitter is filled with people upset with NATO and Europe, absolute moron central over there, I just hope they’re all bots and not genuinely that stupid.

  20. Funny that Donald. When you fuck over your “allies” day after day with tariffs and threats, when you threaten to invade an ally, when you tell them they can’t rely on you to deter aggressors, when you lift sanctions on one such aggressor, when you insult the dead service members of an ally who did fight shoulder to shoulder with the US in the past, when you launch an illegal war of aggression and kill 150 schoolgirls…..all to distract from the Epstein files where your name is mentioned almost as much as Epstein…..this is a surprise?

  21. NATO is a defense agreement. This is a war Trump started, wherein he is the aggressor. NATO does not apply.

    This is just another excuse to put pressure on NATO with the intention of breaking it, a key aim of Vladimir Putin and, thus, Agent Krasnov.

  22. Readonkulous on

    Has he ever actually explained why the US started the war, and why other nations should be involved? 

  23. CatsAndDogs99 on

    This is what losing soft power looks like.

    I’m upset my country elected this guy. I’m upset that it’s like pulling teeth to get the half that voted for him to understand the consequences of this election. And I’m upset that the half that stands against him isn’t doing more to stop him.

    We’re not entitled to NATO’s help in any sort of offensive war, especially not after Trump has dragged all of our alliances through the mud.

  24. RicardoNurein on

    It’s not NATO
    NATO is defensive- Iran war is not

    NATO is worried abut Ukraine and the Eastern Front.

  25. itcantjustbemeright on

    The US is not getting attacked on US soil. They bombed a school full of little girls to kick things off.

    He has shit on allies and threatened them needlessly for a year straight.

    Now that it’s a mess and time to send American sons and daughters to clean it up and save face for him, now he wants collaboration?