Trump Threatens NATO Allies, UK Defends Role

0:00On April 10, President Trump is planning to audit Britain and other NATO allies he sees as slacking on the Iran conflict, with threats to pull out. U.S. troops from places not stepping up. The U.S. has 13 bases and around 10,000 Air Force folks in the U.K. alone, and yanking them could hit security and the economy hard. That ceasefire, Trump announced just two days ago with Iran and Israel, is already fraying at the edges. Iran is not fully opening the strait of war mues, slapping huge tolls on ships and blocking most traffic, which Trump calls a straight breach of the. Deal. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing back hard, saying he's fed up with family spacing higher energy bills thanks to actions from Putin, or Trump. He's defending the U.K.'s limited role, helping defend Gulf allies without jumping into the full war. Defense officials note a potential wider pull-out of 80,000 troops from Western Europe would leave the continent more exposed to Russia.

1:01Starmer talk with Trump from Qatar, agreeing they need a plan to get ships moving toll-free through the strait now that the ceasefire is in place. Relations between the U.S. and NATO are at a low point since the alliance started in 1949, with no firm plans yet on troop cuts. But the talks show how deep the rip runs as everyone watches for the next move.