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BumRushDaShow

(168,980 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:46 AM 6 hrs ago

Poland will not send its troops to Iran, PM Tusk says

Source: Reuters

March 17, 2026 8:16 AM EDT Updated 28 mins ago


WARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Poland will not send troops to Iran as the conflict does not directly ​affect its security, Prime Minister Donald ‌Tusk said on Tuesday, adding that the United States and other powers understood Warsaw's decision.

U.S. President Donald Trump called ​on allies over the weekend to ​help secure the Strait of Hormuz as ⁠Iranian forces continue attacks on the vital ​waterway amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, ​now in its third week.

Poland's government "does not plan any expedition to Iran, and this does not raise ​any doubts on the part of ​our allies," Tusk said before a government meeting.

He said this ‌covered ⁠Poland's land, air and naval forces, which are still being built up in the face of the conflict over the border in ​Ukraine. Tusk said ​securing the ⁠Baltic Sea remained a central element of Poland's strategy.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/poland-will-not-send-its-troops-iran-pm-tusk-says-2026-03-17/

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Poland will not send its troops to Iran, PM Tusk says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP
shithole constantly talking bad about NATO, threatening to leave................ Lovie777 6 hrs ago #1
What about Trump's pal Orban in Hungary? Is he volunteering any help? LiberalLovinLug 48 min ago #3
Trump said we don't need them. We can lose all by ourselves. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #2

Lovie777

(22,830 posts)
1. shithole constantly talking bad about NATO, threatening to leave................
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:56 AM
6 hrs ago

saying horrible things about the leaders, even supporting Orban who is another Putin puppet.

NATO, EU, UN, and other world organizations kept in the dark.

So yeah, why help shithole.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,659 posts)
3. What about Trump's pal Orban in Hungary? Is he volunteering any help?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:45 PM
48 min ago

I'm sure it would be soooooo popular with his voters.

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