Trump Threatens NATO Exit, UK Counters with Maritime Security Conference

On April 1st, Donald Trump is wrapping up his criticism of NATO, saying he's seriously

thinking about pulling the United States out of the 77-year-old alliance.

He called it a paper tiger that failed to back America during the war with Iran, especially

when the U.S. asked allies to help reopen the straight-of.

Hormuz.

That vital waterway, which carries 20 percent of the world's oil, has been blockaded

by Iran for weeks, driving up gas and oil prices worldwide.

Trump pointed out how the U.S. jumped in to support Ukraine without hesitation, but NATO

allies held back on this fight.

U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pushed back hard, calling NATO the most effective

military alliance ever, and stressing that the Middle East.

Conflict is in Britain's war.

He announced the U.K. will host a conference this week, with 35 countries to plan maritime

security and get the straight flowing again.

Meanwhile, drone attacks hit a BP-linked fuel warehouse in northern Iraq, Kuwait's international

airport, and sites in the UAE and Bahrain with fires.

But no major casualties reported.

Israel struck an Iranian factory.

It says supplies fentanyl for chemical weapons, while Iran denies it and vows to keep supporting

anti-Israel forces.

Trump says the U.S. could wrap up its Iran offensive in two to three weeks, then hand

out straight security to oil-dependent nations, telling allies to.

Handle their own supplies as tensions simmer on.