NATO unites for Hormuz mission but Trump says ‘stay away’? POTUS again slams 'paper tiger' alliance

President Donald Trump has blasted NATO as a “paper tiger” after saying allies offered help in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the alliance was “useless when needed” during the Iran war and insisting the U.S. does not need outside assistance. His remarks came even as European allies moved ahead with separate discussions on a possible international Hormuz security mission, while Iran and Trump both signaled that the strait had reopened to commercial traffic under new conditions.