‘Not Nato’s war’: Germany and UK reject Trump’s call for help in Strait of Hormuz
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March 16, 2026
The US president said he was ‘not happy’ and ‘very surprised’ that Sir Keir Starmer would not send warships to support the US in the Strait of Hormuz, while German chancellor Friedrich Merz said this was ‘not Nato’s war’
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