Trump slams NATO claiming it offered to help clear Strait of Hormuz after he declared it open: ‘We never needed them’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump slams NATO claiming it offered to help clear Strait of Hormuz after he declared it open: ‘We never needed them’Earlier Friday, President Trump declared that the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened, though Iran said the opening would only last as long as the ceasefire in Lebanon Josh Marcus in San Francisco Saturday 18 April 2026 01:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960189","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-hormuz-strait-phoenix-rally-b2960189.html","title":"Trump slams NATO claiming it was too late in offer to help clear Strait of Hormuz"}}CloseTrump: 'Nato taught us one only thing, we can only count on ourselves'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"rec...