Washington, April 9 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, addressing member states, said that US President Donald Trump wants to see firm, immediate, concrete commitments from the transatlantic bloc to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, following the ceasefire agreement between US, Israel, and Iran.
The request, shared after Rutte's meeting with Trump at the White House, comes at a moment when the vital waterway remains only partially reopened under the ambit of a highly-fragile ceasefire, with disruptions in energy flows creating increasing uncertainty.
Rutte, speaking publicly after the meeting, said that Trump was "clearly disappointed with many NATO allies" for their refusal to join the US-Israel war against Iran. "I can see his point,...