Trump demands countries 'reimburse' US for securing Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump repeated his claim that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war
Donald Trump has threatened that "countries of the world" that didn't help in his war with Iran will "reimburse" the US.
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The President made a series of statements on Truth Social regarding his continued war with Iran on Monday afternoon.
In one post, he said that "oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait", and added: "The Countries of the World, which have been no help to us whatsoever, should, and will, reimburse the United States of America when this SCAM Confligration is all over."
In another, he repeated claims that Iran "wants to make a deal, quickly and badly".
He wrote: "I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage - The concept of which we are open to."
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President Trump has been vocal about his criticisms of other countries that he claims have not sufficiently supported the United States in their war with Iran.
The conflict became a point of contention between Mr Trump and former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
When Sir Keir announced his resignation as leader, Mr Trump claimed the British public “did not like” his refusal to be drawn into the war against Iran.
He said at the time: “We didn’t need any help at all. I was more curious than anything else, so I said to Pete (Hegseth) ‘Let’s see if they’d actually come’. So we asked him to come, and they weren’t there for us.
“By the way Starmer wasn’t there, and you know what, the people of the UK did not like it that he wasn’t there.
“Starmer said no. Starmer said worse than no. He said ‘We’ll be there as soon as you win’. I said ‘We don’t need you as soon as we win’.”
Mr Trump went on: “This was not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with. As soon as we win, they’re going to come and help us.”
Mr Trump's latest comments come as Gulf Arab states postponed a planned meeting with Iran and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a fresh attack on Saudi Arabia, highlighting fears the conflict could spread further across the region.
The Houthis said they fired dozens of missiles and drones at a military airbase in Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, targeting aircraft hangars, radar systems, runways and ammunition depots in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.
Saudi authorities issued emergency alerts there and in three other southern cities which have previously come under Houthi fire.
The Houthis have advanced rapidly in Yemen in recent days, capturing territory including Perim Island at the mouth of the Red Sea on Friday.
A separate attack the same day, which Riyadh blamed on Iran-backed fighters in Iraq, knocked out Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, a key route that allows Gulf oil exports to bypass the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.