Trump warns NATO, presses China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT reports

[Zorro]

U.S. President Donald Trump warned NATO of a “very bad” future if allies do not help open up the Strait of Hormuz and said he may also delay a planned summit with Chinese President Xi ​Jinping, in comments published by the Financial Times on Sunday.

"I think China should help too because China ‌gets 90% of its oil from the Straits," Trump told the newspaper, adding he would prefer to know Beijing’s position before the planned visit.

“We may delay,” he said of the trip.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng wrapped up ​the first of two days of talks in Paris on Sunday to iron out kinks in their ​trade truce and clear a path for Trump's trip to Beijing to meet with ⁠Xi at the end of March.

The U.S. president said countries that benefit from the shipping route should help ​secure it.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-warns-nato-faces-very-bad-future-if-allies-fail-help-us-iran-ft-reports-2026-03-16/

[dalton99a]

1. "I broke it, therefore you must fix it" - They all should tell the asshole to go fuck himself

[Justice matters.]

9. Especially that he started a war of tariffs with all of them and insulted them

all over and over again, bragging bully demeaned the entire planet and now he wants them to put their troops in harms way because he couldn't care less about the obvious consequences of his newest distraction from the EPSTEIN files (off the front pages).

[Lovie777]

2. Why is shithole threatening NATO?................

now he wants China's help. China has war ships close to Twain.

[erronis]

3. Of course China is rapidly transitioning to renewables - away from fossil fuels.

Which must twist dotard's Depends in a knot.

[gab13by13]

4. China is getting oil now

From Iran, why would it care?

[dalton99a]

5. +1. Today:

[Ilsa]

6. His minions are still too afraid to tell him

that it is a "strait" not "straits".

[2naSalit]

7. I hope they all...

Tell him to fuck all the way off.

[JI7]

8. He is going to take China's side on Taiwan

if they do this.

[leftstreet]

10. This has nothing to do with NATO

The US wasn't attacked. The US didn't invoke Article 5, Congress has authorized nothing. The UN has authorized nothing.

What an idiot

[Jim__]

11. "The U.S. president said countries that benefit from the shipping route should help ​secure it. "

It's been secure throughout modern times. Until Trump the jackass screwed it up. Make Trump's resignation the prerequisite to helping keep the Strait open.

From an AI query:

Previous Threats: Iran has frequently threatened to close the strait during tensions, particularly during the 1980s "Tanker War," but the 2026 crisis represents an unprecedented, extended halt of traffic in modern times.

[pfitz59]

12. Trumpazoid Hegseth bombed Kharg Island.

I doubt they'll play ball until the oil terminal is back up and running.

[gab13by13]

13. He didn't bomb the oil part

Just the military part.

If he bombs the oil installations he will cause a worldwide economic downturn.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. What a pathetic LOSER

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I hope nobody bails him out, and he is forced to withdraw in disgrace.