Washington: US President Donald Trump said he was surprised Australia “said no” to his request to help with the war in Iran, and called on Canberra to “get involved”.
Asked what he wanted Australia to do, Trump said: “They should get involved… I was a little bit surprised that they said ‘no’ because we always say yes to them.”
It was not immediately clear what Trump was referring to when he said Australia had refused a request to help.
The president was responding to a question from Sky News Australia as he boarded a US military helicopter to leave the White House, bound for Florida. He did not respond to further shouted questions.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has previously said there had been no request from Washington for Australia to send a warship to the Strait of Hormuz.
The Albanese government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. He is a former Sydney editor, Sun-Herald deputy editor and a federal political reporter in Canberra.Connect via X or email.From our partners
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