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BRUSSELS: Nato’s top commander said on Tuesday he was “thinking” about how the alliance could help in the Strait of Hormuz, but no formal planning had begun yet.
“Am I thinking about it? Absolutely. But there’s no planning yet until the political decision is taken,” US General Alexus Grynkewich, Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told journalists.
US President Donald Trump has blasted Washington’s European allies in Nato for their response to his war on Iran — which has seen the crucial waterway closed.
European countries spearheaded by Britain and France have been scrambling to put together a possible plan for how they could help keep the strait open if the war ends.
