Iran Vows Revenge; Trump Says War May End Soon | Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio, news. — Good morning. I'm Karen Moscow — And I'm John Tucker. Here are the stories we're following today. — Well, John, the fighting continues as the war enters day 19. US and Israel are continuing their attacks on Iran while Iran is striking back on Israel and Arab states in the Persian Gulf. This comes as President Trump abandons his efforts to recruit partners for the war. The president scolded his NATO allies for their lack of military support to reopen the Straight of Hormuz.

So, uh I think NATO is making a very foolish mistake and I I've long said that, you know, I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So, this is a this was a great test because we don't need them, but they should have been there. The other thing is u and I think you know very important uh we didn't have to be there for Ukraine

And most countries showed little willingness to join the mission which military analysts say would be risky without a ceasefire. Stuart Livingstone Wallace heads Bloomberg's Middle East coverage.

I mean I think he's pulled back because he asked and no one answered. You know at best he sort of got non-committal responses and you know at worst he got flat refusals. And I think, you know, part of that is is twofold.

Number one, the people that he's called on to come and help are largely from institutions like NATO that he's sort of been quite disparaging about late or it's been uh international allies that he's imposed huge tariffs on.

And Bloomberg Stewart Livingstone Wallace says more than 4,000 people have died in the war. And Israel has killed Ali Larani, Iran's top security official, leaving the Islamic regime's leadership increasingly filled with hardliners.