President Donald Trump said Tuesday that while many U.S. allies support Washington’s actions against Iran, they are unwilling to take part militarily, renewing his criticism of NATO and other partner nations.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that several allied countries have expressed agreement with the U.S. campaign but are declining to join the fighting. “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon.”

Trump said he was not taken aback by the response, arguing that the alliance has long placed a disproportionate burden on the United States. He pointed to the scale of American defense spending and accused partner nations of failing to reciprocate in moments of crisis. “I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street – We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need. Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military – Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again!” he stated.

He went on to say that the United States does not require assistance from its allies, citing what he described as significant battlefield gains against Iran. Trump extended that point beyond NATO to include key U.S. partners in Asia as well. “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance – WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” his Truth Social post concluded.

{Matzav.com}