The new Trump narrative regarding the Strait of Hormuz began last week and is indicative of the pressure the US President wants to exert, not only on the Iranians but also on his allies. The crack from their closure certainly constitutes an obstacle to the global economy, with the rise in energy prices in all its forms having become a major issue and reason for diplomacy to prevail. For his part, Trump claims that the US has no problem whatsoever with the closure of the Strait and that if its allies -namely NATO– face challenges regarding price indicators, they should solve the problem themselves. A problem that, however, would not exist if the US and Israel had not attacked Iran on the pretext of nuclear weapons development by the Asians.
Donald Trump: “Withdrawal later on”
Donald Trump has… accumulated grievances with NATO -and this doesn’t even concern Iran. The previous threats of US withdrawal, the moderate handling of the Israeli attacks in Gaza issue, with the symbolic protest of walking out during Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN, the indirect prohibition of his demands for Greenland, as well as general concerns about his… tariff barrages, were burdens that accumulated and, with the stubborn refusal to send troops to attack the Asian country, have now become an… insurmountable rock. Annoyed, therefore, the US President stated in his CBS interview about the lack of willingness to deploy military forces to participate in a war that is not theirs, however he emphasized that the American armed forces located in the Middle East for this purpose are not expected to leave soon, as he will not withdraw them yet. “I’ll do it at some point, but not yet. Countries need to take action and handle the situation. Iran has been significantly weakened, but they need to do their job too,” he stated.
Trump had made a post, moreover, with which he was already encouraging allies to either buy oil from the United States -that is, with taxes that send the price to… heaven- or find the “belated courage” and go get it themselves, since they won’t have a problem, given that “Iran has essentially been destroyed.” On CBS he emphasized that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz does not constitute a blow regarding security, while, in a turn of his speech, he characterized NATO as “nasty.” Specifically he emphasized: “I’ll be there, but if they’re having trouble getting oil, let them come and get it properly. Let them come and get it. They didn’t want to help anyone. NATO is nasty, and they’re all nasty. So if they want oil, let them come and get it. There’s no real threat, there’s no substantial threat, because the country has been decimated. Let them come and get it. It was time they did something for themselves.”
