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Trump brands NATO allies “cowards” for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against NATO allies on Friday, lambasting them as “cowards” for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that has remained effectively closed since the start of the war with Iran. In a post ...
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