UNITED STATES – MILITARY RELATIONS

‘We don’t need anyone’s help’: Trump lashes out at NATO allies, Australia over Iran war

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Original article by Michael Koziol
The Age – Page: Online : 18-Mar-26

US President Donald Trump has previously asked other countries – including NATO allies – to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help ensure safe passage of oil tankers. However, Trump has now claimed via his Truth Social platform that due to America’s military success in the Iran war, it no longer wants or needs the assistance of NATO countries. Trump specifically mention Australia among a list of countries that the US no longer requires assistance from, although Transport Minister Catherine King has previously stated that the federal government did not receive any request from the Trump administration. Meanwhile, Joe Kent has resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, saying he could not "in good conscience" support the war; he was appointed to the role by Trump, who says Kent was "very weak on security" and "it’s a good thing that he’s out".

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Trump warning shocks NATO

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Original article by Jacquelin Magnay
The Australian – Page: 1 & 8 : 13-Jul-18

Members of NATO have agreed to increase their defence spending to two per cent of GDP more quickly than the current target of 2024 after US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from the alliance unless they did so. Trump has also signalled that he will push for NATO member countries to eventually increase their defence expenditure to four per cent of GDP. Trump has stressed that the US remains committed to NATO, and he has suggested that he probably would not need approval from Congress to withdraw the US from the alliance.

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