Trump's Press Secretary Has A Bizarre Theory Why Allies Should Help The US Over Iran

Donald Trump’s press secretary has claimed other countries should help the US in the Iran crisis because they are “benefitting greatly” from the war.

The US president urged international partners including the UK to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open by sending warships to the region at the weekend amid Iranian attempts to effectively close the major oil shipping lane.

But, when allies resisted Trump’s pleas, the president sent a chilling warning about the future of Nato – and vowed to “remember” which countries did not assist him.

A reporter asked Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt why nations who were not informed of the US-Israel strikes on Iran in advance should risk their own militaries to help the war.

She replied: “These other countries are benefitting greatly from the United States military taking out the threat of Iran.”

The Iran war has actually sent crude Brent oil prices sky high, exceeding $100 a barrel as Tehran disrupts oil exports from the Gulf region.

This has sparked wider fears about the cost of living as the global markets express great unease about the current conflict.

But Leavitt said: “The rogue Iranian regime has long not just posed a threat to the United States of America but of course to our Gulf and Arab partners in the region.

“As you see, Iran has struck more than 300 civilian targets in the Gulf region.”

Tehran has escalated its aggression against the US military bases in the Middle East with widespread drone and missile attacks.

Leavitt added: “Their ballistic missile capability that the United States military is currently wiping out was a direct and imminent threat to our European allies as well as our bases in the region, which is why President Trump took this action in the first place.”

The White House’s reasoning behind its strikes against Iran have varied significantly, from claims about limiting Tehran’s abilities to make nuclear weapons to pushing for regime change.

Senior figures in the British government have also been unable to explain exactly why the US decided to bomb Iran.

Leavitt also said: “This is something that not the United States but the entire western world has agreed with for many many years, so I think the president is absolutely right to call on these countries to do more, to work with the United States to strengthen the Strait of Hormuz so we can stop this terrorist regime from restricting the free flow of energy.

“The fact they are doing so just underscores why President Trump needed to take this action in the first place.”