{"id":49137,"date":"2026-04-13T03:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49137"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:14:02","slug":"trump-blasts-nato-says-they-werent-there-for-us-as-iran-tensions-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49137","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts NATO says ‘they weren’t there for us’ as Iran tensions soar"},"content":{"rendered":"


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President Donald Trump addressed several pressing international conflicts after stepping off Air Force One in Maryland on Sunday, declaring that Iranian naval forces had been destroyed ahead of a planned energy blockade and\u00a0expressing sharp disapproval of NATO for its perceived lack of support.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“<\/strong>Their military is destroyed,” Trump said<\/a>. “Their whole Navy is underwater. You know that 158 ships are gone. Their navy is gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone.”<\/p>\n

“At 10 tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect,” Trump added. “Other nations are working so that Iran will not be able to sell oil.”\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Trump further underscored the United States\u2019 energy independence, asserting that international vessels are bypassing traditional routes in favor of purchasing American oil.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media after disembarking from Air Force One on April 12, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump returns to Washington after a weekend in Florida. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“There are many boats heading toward our country to fill up with oil and then go and take it,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The president then expressed sharp disapproval of NATO countries, indicating that America’s financial commitment to support the alliance is going to be under “very serious” examination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But I’m very disappointed in NATO,” he said. “They weren’t there for us. We pay trillions of dollars for NATO, and they weren’t there for us.”<\/p>\n

While NATO countries are now stepping up to assist the U.S., Trump described the effort as too late.<\/p>\n

“Now they want to come up, but there’s no real threat anymore,” he said.<\/p>\n

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