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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brittney Donovan

Trump lashes out at another close ally over Iran war refusal

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Australia for not helping the U.S. with the Strait of Hormuz.
  • “I am not happy with Australia because they were not there when we asked them to be there,“ Trump said Thursday in a response to a question about Australia raising defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2033.
  • Trump has repeatedly verbally attacked US allies in the weeks since he launched the war with Iran. He turned against Italian PM Giorgia Meloni earlier this week.
  • "I'm shocked by her. I thought she had courage. I was wrong," he said.
  • It comes as Trump is working to reopen the strait and negotiate a peace deal with Iran to end the war, with a second round of talks expected as soon as this weekend.

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