“US president Donald Trump lashed out at allies who responded cautiously to his demands that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed NATO allies as "cowards" and urged them to secure the strait.

Mr. Trump on Friday (March 20, 2026) called U.S. allies "cowards" for declining to help open the strait

calling NATO allies "cowards" for not wanting to help open it, and warning that "we will remember!"

'So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!'

Days after lashing out at U.S. allies including Japan for failing to heed his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Trump has slammed NATO allies as 'cowards' and urged them to secure the strait.

I know the President [of the US] was angry because he feels that European and other allies have been too slow

"The level of enthusiasm matters to me."

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused allies of showing low "enthusiasm" for the coalition he proposed to help secure the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies who have responded cautiously to his demands that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz

avant de juger que la réaction de la France n'a pas été « parfaite »

« Je le fais non pas parce que nous en avons besoin, mais parce que je veux voir comment ils réagissent »

Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't. Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.

he chided NATO partners for rebuffing his proposals for the deployment of an international coalition of warships to secure the waterway

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US president frustrated with unenthusiastic response after appealing for help to wrestle control of the key strait from Iran

Я никогда в жизни не слышал его таким разгневанным

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies who have responded cautiously to his demands that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused allies of showing low "enthusiasm" for the coalition he proposed to help secure the Strait of Hormuz

Я никогда в жизни не слышал его таким разгневанным

Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.

Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.

Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.

Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't... Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic.

Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't... Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic.

la réaction de la France n'a pas été « parfaite »

Je le fais non pas parce que nous en avons besoin, mais parce que je veux voir comment ils réagissent

The level of enthusiasm matters to me.

The level of enthusiasm matters to me.

The level of enthusiasm matters to me.

The level of enthusiasm matters to me.

The level of enthusiasm matters to me.

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Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't. Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.

Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't. Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm matters to me.