Donald Trump has again criticised Nato countries, accusing them of doing “absolutely nothing” to help his war with Iran.
In a post on Truth Social on Thursday morning, Trump said Iran had been “militarily decimated”, but added that the US “needs nothing from Nato”.
It comes as Iran and Israel continued to exchange barrages of missile and drone strikes hours after Trump claimed the US was negotiating peace with Iran’s leadership, but that Tehran was “afraid” to admit as much due to fears of being “killed by their own people”.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview on state TV, however, that his government has not engaged in talks to end the war, “and we do not plan on any negotiations.”
Using Pakistan as an intermediary, Washington has delivered to Iran a 15-point ceasefire proposal, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump’s 15-point proposal, sent through Pakistan, calls for removing Iran’s stocks of highly enriched uranium, halting enrichment, curbing its ballistic missile program, and cutting off funding for regional allies, according to three Israeli cabinet sources familiar with the plan.
