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‘Not Our War’: US Allies Rebuff Trump Demands to Help Clean Up His Iran Disaster

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Original article by Brad Reed republished from Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

South Korean protesters hold placards during a protest against Trump’s request to dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz in front of the US embassy in Seoul on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

“What does Trump expect from a handful of European frigates that the powerful US Navy cannot do?” said one German official.

US allies are giving President Donald Trump the cold shoulder after he demanded that they send their militaries to help him reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz, which has been shut down by the Iranian government in response to US and Israeli attacks.

Reuters chief national security correspondent Phil Stewart collected reactions from several US allies to Trump’s demands in a Monday social media post, and they show little appetite for helping the president out of the jam he created when he launched an unprovoked and unconstitutional war with Iran more than two weeks ago.

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius spoke bluntly about his country’s unwillingness to get involved in what has become a regional conflict in the Middle East that has sent global energy prices soaring and is threatening to upend the global economy.

“What does Trump expect from a handful of European frigates that the powerful US Navy cannot do?” Pistorius asked. “This is not our war, we have not started it.”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated flatly that his nation would not be “drawn into the wider Iran war,” and insisted that only a diplomatic solution could ease the crisis.

“We are working with others to come up with a credible plan for the Strait of Hormuz to ensure that we can reopen shipping and passage through the Strait,” he said. “Let me be clear, that won’t be and it’s never been envisioned to be a NATO mission.”

Catherine King, a member of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s cabinet, said there were no plans to have the Australian military participate in Trump’s efforts to reopen the strait.

“We won’t be sending a ship to the Strait of Hormuz,” King said. “We know how incredibly important that is, but that’s not something that we’ve been asked or that we’re contributing to.”

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi didn’t completely rule out sending escort ships to help oil tankers navigate the strait, but she emphasized there are no plans to do so at the moment.

“We have not made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ships,” said Takaichi. “We are continuing to examine what Japan can do independently and what can be done within the legal framework.”

Trump started publicly calling on US allies to assist in reopening the strait in a Saturday Truth Social post, in which he said “hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated.”

Trump repeated his demands to US allies while talking with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, arguing that getting the strait reopened was in the interest of all nations.

“Really, I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their territory,” Trump said. “You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t be there at all, because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil.”

Original article by Brad Reed republished from Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

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‘Stupidity’ of Iran War Becoming Increasingly ‘Undeniable Even to Its Supporters,’ Says Analyst

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Original article by Brad Reed republished form Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

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“We’re entering an even more dangerous moment,” said foreign policy expert Matt Duss.

President Donald Trump may believe that his unprovoked and unconstitutional war with Iran is “very complete, pretty much,” but one foreign policy expert thinks that is highly wishful thinking.

Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), argued in a Tuesday social media post that the negative consequences of Trump’s attack on Iran are just starting to be felt, with no option for a quick ending.

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“We’re entering an even more dangerous moment,” Duss wrote, “as the stupidity of this war becomes undeniable even to its supporters, who realize they’re about to be revealed as morons yet again and are desperate to turn this into something they can spin as a win. Their only option is escalation.”

Shortly before Duss offered his analysis of the situation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a news conference in which he dialed up belligerent rhetoric against Iran while declaring the war “a laser-focused, maximum-authority mission, delivered with overwhelming and unrelenting precision.”

“No hesitation, no half measures,” Hegseth continued. “As President Trump declared yesterday, we’re crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force.”

Hegseth’s bluster did not impress Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who vowed on Tuesday to drag Hegseth before the Senate to answer questions about the war, which the president launched early on a Saturday morning without any authorization from the US Congress.

“I’m joining together with my allies in the United States Senate to use the leverage we have to force a debate and a vote in the Senate on the authorization of war,” Murphy said. “I think if the Senate took that vote, it would fail, and that would allow us to stop this illegal, disastrous war in Iran.”

Murphy went on to note that “the Constitution is crystal clear” that Trump does not have the power to unilaterally declare war, even though that is precisely what he did less than two weeks ago.

“You should be furious about that,” Murphy said, “because this is maybe the most dangerous thing a president can do: Send your sons and daughters to die overseas without your consent.”

Murphy’s statement earned kudos from Duss, who promoted his message on social media.

“This is the way,” wrote Duss. “No business as usual.”

Original article by Brad Reed republished form Common Dreams under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

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