President Donald Trump has said that the United States does not “need any help” in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite his appeals for an international coalition to support shipping during the war against Iran.Speaking from the Oval Office during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin, Trump told reporters, “We don’t need too much help, and we don’t need any help” on the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe then criticised several parties that have rejected joining such a coalition, including the United Kingdom, France and the NATO alliance.“Despite the fact that we helped them so much – we have thousands of soldiers in different countries all over the world – they don’t want to help us, which is amazing,” Trump said.“We don’t need help. That war has been long prosecuted as far as I’m concerned, almost from day one.”Trump’s remarks on Tuesday came after he made a weekend appeal for countries with a stake in the Strait of Hormuz to join a naval coalition to allow for unfettered passage.The strait is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which 20 to 30 percent of global oil travels.On Monday, Trump announced that “numerous countries” had agreed to join the coalition, telling reporters they were “on their way”. He suggested it could take some time, because some “have to tra …
