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

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March 17, 2026 8:16 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

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.

A number of other U.S. allies, including Germany, Spain and ‌Italy, have said they have no immediate plans to send ships ‌to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ⁠which Iran has effectively ‌shut with attacks ​and threats of attacks.

(Reporting by Barbara Erling, Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Andrew ‌Heavens)


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