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Trump wants Hormuz pledges from NATO within days, Rutte tells allies

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told European governments that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within days to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Thursday, as the alliance… Grouped from 6 articles across 4 sources.

6 reports4 sourcesApr 9, 2026, 11:13 PM
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The Globe and MailApr 9, 2026, 11:13 PM

Trump wants Hormuz pledges from NATO within days, Rutte tells allies

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told European governments that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within days to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Thursday, as the alliance faces U.S. threats to leave.

The Straits TimesApr 9, 2026, 1:31 PM

NATO’s Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say

The NATO Secretary-General met US President Donald Trump on April 8, amid tensions within the alliance over the Iran war.

The Straits TimesApr 9, 2026, 4:50 AM

US asks allies to pitch plans within days to secure Strait of Hormuz

The request was presented during discussions between American and NATO officials at the White House.

The GuardianApr 9, 2026, 3:08 PM

Nato ‘very disappointing’, says Trump, in fresh attack ahead of Rutte speech – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social platform again on Thursday to renew his criticism of the alliance . The US president posted that “none of these people” (which people is unclear), including “our own, very disappointing Nato, understood anything unless they have pressure placed upon them!!!”. Whether that relates to earlier reports ( 13.28 ) that Trump told the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, he wanted to see concrete commitments within days from Nato members for helping to secure the strait of Hormuz remains to be seen. Continue reading...

The Globe and MailApr 9, 2026, 2:49 PM

Rutte, NATO’s ‘Trump whisperer,’ faces a fresh test with U.S.-Iran war

He says U.S. President was disappointed in some allies for being too slow to help with the Iran war

Al JazeeraApr 9, 2026, 4:46 AM

Trump slams NATO over Iran after meeting Rutte, renews Greenland threat

US president meets NATO chief, expresses disappointment over member states failing to back war on Iran.

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