WASHINGTON, United States, March 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that NATO faces a "very bad" future if US allies fail to help open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit effectively shut by Iran in the Mideast war. Trump also said an upcoming summit in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be delayed as he presses for China's help to open the strait. "We'd like to know before" the summit, Trump said, noting that China as well as many European countries rely more than the United States on oil flowing from the Gulf. "It's only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there," Trump said. Trump said separately to reporters traveling with him on Air Force One that the United States was in discussions with "about seven" countries on getting help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 16, 2026 03:47 UTC