Ammon News - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States had been informed by most of its NATO ​allies that they did not want to get involved with the ‌country's military operation in Iran, a move he described as a "very foolish mistake."

But Trump gave no indication that he plans to punish NATO allies for their stances, as he took ​questions from reporters in the Oval Office during the St. Patrick's ​Day visit of Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

Trump said NATO ⁠countries were supportive of the joint U.S.-Israeli war, which has now entered its ​third week, even as they did not want to get involved.

"I think NATO ​is making a very foolish mistake," Trump said. "Everyone agrees with us, but they don't want to help. And we, you know, we as the United States have to remember that ​because we think it's pretty shocking," he added.

As for whether he would ​retaliate against NATO allies for holding back, Trump said he had "nothing currently in mind."

The ‌president ⁠in the past has threatened to withdraw the United States from NATO but did not bring that up on Tuesday.

Reuters