Trump stops short of withdrawal, demands greater international role against Iran

US President Donald Trump expressed frustration that other countries have not contributed military assets to a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, while stopping short of announcing an immediate withdrawal.

In a phoen call with CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang on March 31, Trump spoke about his social media post suggesting he might scale back U.S. efforts to pressure Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

"At some point I will, not quite yet. But countries have to come in and take care of it. Iran has been decimated, but they're going to have to come in and do their own work," Trump told Jiang.

Despite ongoing Iranian attacks on ships and critical infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, Trump reiterated his claim that "there's no real threat" in the Strait of Hormuz.

"I'll be there, but if they're having a hard time getting oil, let them come and take it like they're supposed to. Let them come up and take it. They didn't want to give a hand to anybody. NATO is terrible, and they're all terrible. So if they want oil, come up and grab it. There's no real threat, there's no substantial threat because the country [Iran] has been decimated," he said. "Let them come up and take it. It's about time they did something for themselves."

By Sabina Mammadli