Trump says Iran war 'should have always been a team effort' after launching it unilaterally without consulting allies

In a Financial Times interview, Trump stated that the campaign against Iran 'should have always been a team effort,' demanding NATO allies contribute military forces to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. The statement was remarkable given that Trump and Israel launched the war on February 28 without consulting NATO allies, without Congressional authorization, and without any multilateral framework. Trump had spent years alienating the very allies he was now begging for help: threatening NATO members, imposing tariffs on European allies, and repeatedly denigrating multilateral institutions. CNN headlined its analysis: 'If Trump has already won the Iran war, why does he need foreign ships to help him end it?' The contradiction between unilaterally starting a war and then demanding it be treated as a 'team effort' when consequences mounted -- including a Strait of Hormuz blockade threatening 20% of global oil supply -- epitomized the incoherence of Trump's approach.

"Should have always been a team effort" — Said in Financial Times interview demanding allied help after launching war unilaterally without consulting NATO