US's NATO Allies Refuse To Join Strait Of Hormuz Blockade

Last Updated:April 13, 2026, 19:00 IST

US plans naval blockade of Iranian ports at Strait of Hormuz, Trump claims others will join, but NATO allies like Britain and France refuse, Iran warns of regional retaliation.

The NATO allies of United States have refused to get involved in President Donald Trump’s plan to block the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump on Monday announced that the United States will begin a naval blockade of ships entering or exiting Iranian ports at 10:00 am Eastern Time (7:30 pm IST), signalling a major escalation as tensions in West Asia intensify following the collapse of ceasefire talks.

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“The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with ​this Blockade," Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday.

However, NATO allies including Britain and France have said they will not get involved in the conflict by taking part in the blockade.

“We’re not supporting the blockade," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ​told the BBC. “My decision has been very clearly that whatever the pressure, and there’s been some considerable pressure, we’re not getting dragged into ‌the ⁠war," he said.

Besides, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the Strait of ⁠Hormuz ​should be reopened by diplomacy.

According to Reuters, the refusal by NATO allies to participate is yet another point of friction with Trump, who has threatened to withdraw from the military alliance and is weighing pulling some US troops from Europe after several countries resisted supporting the US campaign against Iran ​by denying U.S. military planes use of their airspace.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Armed Forces Central Headquarters has warned that any attack on Iranian ports would trigger retaliation, as tensions escalated ahead of a planned US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

“Security in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is either for everyone or for no one. If Iran’s ports are threatened, no port in the region will be safe," the statement said, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

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