“I don't expect them to say thank you, but they should,” he said in the Oval Office. He emphasized that many countries, such as China, Japan and South Korea, receive most of their oil through transport through the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran. — And they should not only thank us, they should also help us. “What surprises me is that they're not willing,” Trump said. He added that there are several countries willing to help and he will announce which countries they are soon.
“If the time comes to defend us, they won't be here.”
— Certain countries have disappointed me greatly. I was the one who made them start paying 5%. instead of 2 percent GDP within NATO. The problem with NATO is that we will always be there for them when they need us, but they will never be there for us, the president complained.
— You have to remember that we have 45,000. soldiers in Japan, 45 thousand in South Korea 45-50 thousand soldiers in Germany. We defend all these countries. Then we ask: do you have any minesweepers? And they said: would it be possible not to involve us in this? We spend trillions of dollars on NATO to defend other countries. But as I have always said, when the time comes to defend us, they will not be there. And we need to start thinking smarter in this country, he said.
What did Trump say about NATO countries?
Which countries does Trump think should thank the US?
How many US soldiers are stationed in Germany?
When does Trump expect the war with Iran to end?
Asked if the US could end the war with Iran this week, he replied: Yes. Well, I don't think so, but it will end soon. (…) We will be finishing soon. We will have a much safer world, he argued.
He also emphasized that no one expected Iran to attack its neighbors. He also noted that even if he had such knowledge, he would still launch an operation against Tehran.
