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"Donald Trump said NATO was a 'paper tiger' and even suggested the alliance 'went out of their way not to help' on Iran, as he addressed the media from the White House on Monday. "I've always said NATO is a paper tiger. See, NATO is a paper tiger. Putin is not afraid of NATO. Putin is afraid of us, very afraid of us. And he's explained it to me a lot of times. I got to know him very well. I know him very well. NATO is a paper tiger," he said. "When we needed them — we didn't need them, by the way. We didn't need them, obviously, because they haven't helped at all. Just the opposite. They've actually gone out of their way not to help. They didn't even want to give us landing strips," he said. He also claimed that DPRK leader Kim Jong-un had described former president Joe Biden as 'mentally retarded' - before saying his row with NATO dated back to when he said he wanted control of Greenland. Trump has repeatedly condemned his so-called allies for not stepping in to help during the initial wave of attacks on Iran, or to help him secure the Strait of Hormuz - with Germany and the UK specifically suggesting it was 'not our war'. On Sunday, Trump set a deadline for the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP." Iran's navy said that "the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its former state, especially for America and Israel". On Monday, media reports also suggested there were two different ceasefire plans; one including a 45-day ceasefire, and another 'two-tier' one brokered by Pakistan - including an immediate ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and 15-20 days to secure a broader agreement - dubbed the 'Islamabad Accord'. The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with the conflict now into its sixth week. Iran has reported over 2,000 deaths since the start of the war. The US has confirmed at least 13 military service personnel killed with around two dozen fatalities admitted by the Israeli side"
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