JAKARTA - French Minister of the Armed Forces Alice Rufo stressed that NATO is a military alliance that ensures the security of the North Atlantic region and is not designed to carry out operations in the Strait of Hormuz that would violate international law.
"Let me remind you of NATO. This is a military alliance related to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region. NATO is not designed to carry out operations in the Strait of Hormuz, which would violate international law," Alice said at the War and Peace conference in Paris, Wednesday, April 1, as reported by Reuters.
This was said by Alice after US President Donald Trump said he was seriously considering withdrawing the United States (US) from NATO.
Trump was disappointed with NATO member countries who did not provide support for the US-Israeli war against Iran. US allies in Europe, including NATO, are known to be reluctant to send warships to help the US control the Strait of Hormuz.
"Oh yeah, I would say [it] is out of consideration," he said during an interview with Britain's The Telegraph, Wednesday, April 1.
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