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Reexamining NATO
Fox News reported President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are signaling a potential shift in U.S. policy toward NATO following tensions over the Iran conflict. Ahead of a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte yesterday, Trump criticized allies for limited support, calling NATO a “one-way street” and warning, “You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself… the U.S.A. won’t be there.”
Rubio echoed the reassessment, saying, “After this conflict… we are going to have to reexamine that relationship.” European nations blocked airspace and bases during U.S. strikes, deepening divisions as leaders like Emmanuel Macron stressed the operation “was not our operation.”
Fox News noted, “European nations have felt the brunt of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for its natural gas supply and expressed frustration that they were not consulted prior to the start of the Iranian conflict.”
Following yesterday’s meeting between Trump and Rutte, Reuters reported:
"He is clearly disappointed with many NATO allies, and I can see his point," Rutte said on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," after spending more than two hours at the White House. "This was a very frank, very open discussion, but also a discussion between two good friends."
Rutte spoke hours after White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt quoted Trump as saying of NATO: "They were tested, and they failed," during the Iran war.
