Trump slams allies — the U.S. ‘won’t be there to help you anymore’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned the U.K. and France that the U.S. “won’t be there to help you anymore,” as he vented his frustration over the close allies’ refusal to join military action against Iran.

Posting on Truth Social, Trump said, “the Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory.”

“France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the ‘Butcher of Iran,’ who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!,” he said in one post.

In another post, the president singled out the U.K. for criticism while urging other countries to take action in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil route that Iran has effectively blocked during the war.

“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you,” Trump wrote.

“Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.”

“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!,” he wrote.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth piled on at a press briefing later Tuesday morning.

“There are countries around the world who ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well,” he said. “It’s not just the United States Navy. Last time I checked, there was supposed to be a big, bad Royal Navy that could be prepared to do things like that as well.”

When asked if reopening the strait is a core objective for the U.S. to end the war, Hegseth said defeating Iran’s navy remains a key goal, but clearing the waterway is not just the U.S.’ “problem set.”

“I think other countries should pay attention” to Trump’s words, Hegseth said, referring to the Truth Social posts. “He’s pointing out, you know, might want to start learning how to fight for yourself.”

Hegseth also downplayed Trump’s repeated insistence that the U.S. is ahead of schedule in achieving its objectives in Iran within a four-to-six-week time frame.

Trump “said four to six weeks, six to eight weeks, three — It could be any, any particular number, but we would never reveal precisely what it is, because our goal is to finish those objectives, and we’re well on our way,” the secretary said.

The Trump administration initially predicted the war would last “days.”

Trump has previously shared his disdain for European allies that have refused to take part in the U.S. and Israel’s military operation against Iran, particularly after they expressed their misgivings at getting involved in what would be highly dangerous efforts to reopen the Strait of…