President Donald Trump’s public comments about the Iran war reflect a growing frustration he has communicated privately to those around him, as the disruptive conflict stretches into a second month without a clean exit strategy.

Trump has told associates that he is angry with North Atlantic Treaty Organization members and other allies, said people familiar with his thinking. With the war dragging on, Trump sees some partners as unwilling to do enough to help achieve a decisive end to the conflict.

The president has aired some of those grievances in public, exhorting allies on Tuesday to "go get your own oil” despite Iranian threats effectively closing the vital Strait of Hormuz, which has sent global fuel prices soaring.

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