Continuing his message to nations who refused, beyond defensive measures, to actively get involved with the Iran war, Trump warned: “You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.”
Trump went on to claim that Iran has “been, essentially, decimated” and that the “hard part” has been done by the U.S.
“Go get your own oil,” he concluded.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth echoed the President’s sentiment during a Pentagon press briefing Monday morning, insisting that other nations should take greater responsibility for securing the Strait.
“There are countries around the world who ought to be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well. It’s not just the United States Navy,” he argued.
Taking aim at the U.K. efforts, in particular, he added: “Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well.”
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