#NATO not obliged to reopen the Strait
“NATO’s presence is primarily as a deterrent force to maintain #peace and security on the #European continent, but also globally,” Bolat said.
Asked whether NATO countries were within their rights to remind #Trump that NATO is defensive in nature, Bolat replied: “Yes.”
They reaffirmed alliance’s #defensive mandate, rejecting claims they had duty to intervene alongside US

'NATO not obliged to reopen the Strait,' Turkey's trade minister says
US President Trump has issued an ultimatum to NATO countries to find a solution to reopening the Strait of Hormuz within days. Turkey – which has the second-largest army in NATO – says the alliance is not obliged to intervene. #EuropeToday








