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Donald Trump ridiculed as 'useless’ a planned British-led military taskforce to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.
As Iran declared the waterway 'completely open’, Sir Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday said they would send warships to keep it safe.
But while the US President welcomed Tehran’s announcement, he mocked Nato countries offering to send military assets.
He wrote: 'Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help. I TOLD THEM TO STAY AWAY, UNLESS THEY JUST WANT TO LOAD UP THEIR SHI…
Donald Trump ridiculed as 'useless’ a planned British-led military taskforce to patrol the Strait of Hormuz (Pictured: Mr Trump attended a roundtable event about no tax on tips on Thursday)
Malta-flagged Agios Fanouris I arrives in Iraq on Friday after sailing through the Strait of Hormuz
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There are concerns about the mission after it took HMS Dragon (pictured on March 10) weeks to reach Cyprus to defend an RAF base on the island – b…
Richard Meade, editor of shipping journal Lloyd’s List, said: 'There are a few question marks. Everybody is currently looking at each other and asking the same question, 'What does this mean?’
One tanker operator told the BBC Iran’s statement 'doesn’t change anything’.
There was also no word whether Tehran would accept the taskforce.
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