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reuters.com
Trump's anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis | Reuters
But <strong>it is the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, thousands of miles from Europe, that has nearly broken the 76-year-old bloc and threatens to leave it in its weakest state since its creation</strong>, say analysts and diplomats.
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reuters.com
Trump criticizes NATO over Iran in meeting with alliance's boss | Reuters
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. Several NATO countries resisted supporting the U.S. military campaign against Iran by denying U.S. military planes use of their airspace or declining to send naval forces to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz for energy tankers. Without specifying the countries, Rutte said his own view was that "some" NATO countries had failed to live up to their commitments in the Iran operation but that "the large majority of Europeans" had been helpful.
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cnn.com
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences | CNN
Trump’s “we broke it, but you own it” position has put Europe in a bind: <strong>Trump did not consult his European and NATO allies before launching the war</strong>. But now, he is demanding that they take responsibility for returning things to how they ...
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nytimes.com
Trump’s Threats to Europe Put Its Leaders in a Double Bind Over Iran - The New York Times
Iran’s de facto closure of the strategic waterway has set off a full-blown energy crisis across the Continent. With skyrocketing oil and gas prices angering voters throughout Europe, the pressure is mounting on its leaders to take more forceful actions to reopen the shipping lanes. Yet at the same time, Europe’s political winds are blowing ever more fiercely against the war, raising the stakes for leaders to take part.
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theguardian.com
Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’ | Donald Trump | The Guardian
Trump said in recent weeks that the US had no strategic need for the strait of Hormuz; days later he made its reopening the central condition of his ultimatum to Tehran. He claimed total dominance of Iranian airspace even as a US fighter jet was shot down over the country. And he declared the war won, but now threatens its most destructive phase yet.
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nytimes.com
On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats - The New York Times
Trump wrote. <strong>The threats did not sit well with some leaders</strong>. António Costa, president of the European Council, which sets the European Union’s political direction, issued an unusually clear discouragement to the United States over Iran.
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