Trump begged China, France, and Japan to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, but his Truth Social post is pretending it never happened

President Trump is now claiming the United States never needed or wanted help from allied nations in the Strait of Hormuz. This is a complete reversal from his requests just days earlier, after key allies reportedly turned down his calls for assistance.

Trump posted on Truth Social asking other countries to send ships to the area. “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated,” he wrote.

According to Huffpost, later that same day, he made another appeal, promising a smooth outcome. “The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well,” he added. “This should have always been a team effort, and now it will be.” Just one day later, Trump completely changed his position.

Trump’s reversal shows how quickly his position changed after allies said no

“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon,” he wrote.

He then declared that the U.S. no longer needed their support. “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance, WE NEVER DID!” he posted. Senator Mark Kelly has also criticized Trump’s broader Iran war strategy, raising serious concerns about the direction of the conflict.

Trump extended this position to other countries as well. “Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!” he wrote.

This stands in direct contrast to his Saturday posts, where he had publicly asked multiple nations, including China, France, and Japan, to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz. The shift from asking for international support to claiming the U.S. never needed it happened within just a few days. Meanwhile, reports suggest that Trump’s allies are warning the hardest part of the Iran conflict has not yet begun.

Trump had also framed his Saturday request as a broader international effort. “This should have always been a team effort,” he had written, promising it would “bring the World together toward Harmony, Security, and Everlasting Peace.” His Tuesday post made no mention of these earlier appeals.