Could Trump blow up Nato over Iran war? – The Latest

特朗普会因伊朗战争而引爆北约吗?——最新动态

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2026-03-17

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Donald Trump is pressuring European allies to protect the strait of Hormuz, warning that Nato faces a ‘very bad’ future if members fail to offer assistance. The strait of Hormuz is one of the most important shipping routes in the world. A fifth of international oil supplies pass through the waterway, which has been disrupted since the start of the war. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • We're going into, what, the third week of this war,

  • and there is no sign of any of this violence relenting.

  • It's very hard to see the temperature being kind of dialed down.

  • We're always there for NATO.

  • We're helping them with Ukraine.

  • It'll be interesting to see.

  • One country wouldn't help us.

  • It is in the interests of these NATO allies to find a way to secure and open the strait.

  • And it is just a question of whether or not countries actually want to send their navies into the firing line.

  • Donald Trump threatens the future of NATO

  • as he pressures allies to send ships to the Strait of Hamuz.

  • From The Guardians today on Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoth.

  • I'm joined by Hannah Ellis-Peterson,

  • the Guardian South Asia correspondent, currently in Dubai for us.

  • Thanks so much for joining us, Hannah.

  • So over the weekend, Donald Trump, the US president,

  • has been putting lots of pressure on NATO allies as well as other partners around the world to help him reopen the Strait of Hamuz,

  • that vital crossing in the Gulf, in the Persian Gulf,

  • that is responsible for so much of the world's oil trade.