NATO Allies Refuse to Join U.S. Hormuz Blockade, Deepening Rift With Trump

By Michel Rose and John Irish

PARIS/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, proposing instead to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely to anger Trump and increase strains in the alliance.

Trump said the U.S. military would work with other countries to block all maritime traffic in the waterway, after weekend talks failed to reach an agreement to end the six-week conflict with Iran. The U.S. military later specified that the blockade, due to have started at 1400 GMT on Monday, would only apply to ships going to or