US allies feel anger at Trump over war against Iran, but dare not show it - media

The allies of the United States are feeling nervous or outright furious over the consequences of the war against Iran. However, in conversations with President Donald Trump, they praise and flatter him. Bloomberg reported this with reference to its own sources on Friday, March 13.

The agency writes that from Europe to the Persian Gulf countries, the strategy chosen by US allies is to praise and flatter Trump in the hope that he will eventually behave decently. As the US war against Iran drags on, the situation does not change.

Virtually no foreign leader dares to criticize Trump. In both public and private conversations, many praise or even thank him for his actions in Iran. Any questions about the lack of answers to questions about the goals of the war and its outcome are treated very timidly.

Among themselves, many of these officials are nervous, if not outright furious, about Trump, Bloomberg's sources told him.

One Middle Eastern leader told his European counterpart in a recent phone call that he was becoming increasingly frustrated by Trump's actions. Gulf states, he said, believe the US President has no plan for Iran but have not expressed those concerns directly to the Americans.

A Bloomberg source close to a Western European leader said they were furious about the impact of a war with Iran on the global economy and security. The Europeans were particularly angered by Trump's decision to ease sanctions on aggressor country of russia.

The tactic of flattering Trump is not new. US allies have tried to persuade him on trade, russia's war in Ukraine and relations with China. The successes have been few, but the lessons for Western leaders have been many. The difference is that now the stakes are rising rapidly. World leaders are increasingly afraid that Trump could lead everyone to the abyss.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on March 12, Iranian state television read an address by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. He demands that the United States close all military bases in the Middle East, otherwise the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked.

As a reminder, also on March 12 in the Persian Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, Iranian forces attacked a container ship. This is the sixth civilian ship attacked in the region since the start of the war between Israel and the United States against Iran.