NATO allies refuse to support Trump's plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz - Media

NATO allies stated on Monday that they would not intervene in US President Donald Trump's plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, offering instead to intervene only after the cessation of hostilities. This move is likely to displease Trump and heighten tensions within the alliance, UNN reports, citing The Guardian.

According to media reports, this came after the US President stated that the country's military would cooperate with other nations to block all maritime traffic in the strait after weekend talks failed to produce an agreement to end the six-week conflict with Iran. However, leaders of NATO member countries are now saying they will not intervene.

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"We do not support a blockade," said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in an interview with the BBC. "My decision was absolutely clear: whatever pressure was brought to bear, and it was significant, we would not be drawn into war," he said.

Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Greece made it impossible to send naval forces to support the blockade.

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However, France will organize a conference with the UK and other countries to create a multinational mission to restore navigation in the strait, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

"This purely defensive mission, independent of the warring parties, will be deployed as soon as the situation allows," Macron said.

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