Most NATO Members Won’t Join Iran Operation, Trump Says

The rejection came after Trump had sought allies’ help in opening the Strait of Hormuz.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, is taxied on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Mediterranean Sea, on March 6, 2026 . U.S. Navy via Getty Images

Most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have elected not to wade into the ongoing armed conflict involving the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump said in a March 17 post on Truth Social.

Trump made the announcement days after raising calls for the international community to help escort merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz.