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NATO ready to respond as Iran weighs strikes on U.S. bases across Europe

NATO is ready to “respond to any threat” amid reports that Iran is considering attacks on U.S. military sites in Europe if tensions escalate again, an unnamed alliance official told CNN on Aug. 19.

19 August, 04:30 PM

Trump’s 5% NATO demand puts Albania’s planned 2027 summit at risk

Plans to hold NATO’s 2027 summit in Albania are in doubt because of concerns among the United States and allies over the country’s defense spending.

1 July, 05:23 PM

Trump envoy pushes to tap Greenland oil to counter international energy crises

Greenland could export 2M barrels of oil per day right now to lower global energy prices amid Iran war, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, serving as U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, claimed, The Hill wrote on May 22.

25 May, 01:25 PM

Trump pushes deeper U.S. troop cuts in Germany, testing NATO’s European flank

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed plans to withdraw some U.S. troops from bases in Germany, saying the drawdown would exceed the previously reported 5,000 personnel, Clash Report reported on May 3.

3 May, 11:51 AM

Pistorius urges Europe to bolster defenses as Trump weighs Germany pullback

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged European countries to bolster their own defense after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering reducing the American military presence in Germany, Reuters reported on May 2.

2 May, 04:37 PM

Trump eyes 5,000-troop Germany cut as Europe rift widens

The Pentagon may withdraw about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as President Donald Trump grows frustrated with European allies over their stance on the U.S. war against Iran, CBS News and Reuters reported on April 1.

2 May, 02:22 PM

NATO shrugs off Trump’s Germany troop threat as familiar rhetoric

NATO has not treated U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to pull troops from Germany as a real plan, seeing it instead as another familiar warning without concrete steps, The Telegraph reported on April 30.

1 May, 04:40 PM

Trump’s Germany troop threat stuns Pentagon and rattles NATO allies

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to pull troops from Germany stunned Pentagon officials, who scrambled to determine whether he was serious, Politico reported on April 30.

1 May, 02:47 PM

White House drafts NATO ‘naughty and nice’ list over allies’ backing on Iran

The White House is drawing up what Politico described as a “naughty and nice” list of NATO allies, ranking them by whether they backed U.S. military action against Iran, the outlet reported on April 22, citing three European diplomats and a Pentagon official.

22 April, 09:06 PM

Xi hosts world leaders in Beijing as Trump pushes allies away

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is closing out an unusually busy diplomatic week that underscores how actively world leaders are courting Beijing as the United States and Israel wage war against Iran, Bloomberg reported on April 17. Outside major summit periods, Xi has not hosted foreign leaders in Beijing at this pace since July 2024.

17 April, 03:22 PM

Trump hits Iran over Hormuz, putting fragile ceasefire deal under fresh strain

President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating an agreement over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying in a Truth Social post on April 9 that Tehran was failing to ensure the free flow of oil through the waterway.

10 April, 10:19 AM

Rutte relays Trump demand for Hormuz help within days, exposing NATO rift

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told some allies that U.S. President Donald Trump wants commitments within days that they will help secure the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on April 9, citing two European diplomats.

9 April, 07:06 PM

Trump hits Europe with Hormuz ultimatum, deepening rupture inside NATO

Washington is increasing pressure on its European allies to send military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, Der Spiegel reported on April 9.

9 April, 04:13 PM

Trump ties NATO split to Greenland and renews ‘paper tiger’ attack on alliance

U.S. President Donald Trump said the split between him and NATO deepened after he first proposed annexing Greenland, CNN reported on April 6.

7 April, 11:20 AM

Macron warns Trump’s NATO threats erode trust at heart of alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that repeated public doubts about U.S. commitments to NATO erode the trust at the core of the alliance and urged leaders to “be serious,” The Guardian reported on April 2.

2 April, 07:20 PM

Trump mocks Macron and blasts Europe over weak backing for U.S. in Hormuz crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron was mocked by President Donald Trump as “barely recovering from a punch to the jaw” from his wife, Brigitte Macron, Le Figaro reported on April 1.

2 April, 12:49 PM

NATO dismisses Trump threat to pull U.S. out as allies brace for deeper rupture

NATO officials see no concrete signs that President Donald Trump is moving to pull the United States out of the alliance, despite his threats to do so, Politico reported on April 1.

2 April, 10:24 AM

Trump moves toward NATO exit after allies refuse to back Iran war

U.S. withdrawal from NATO is now under serious consideration and “not open to reconsideration” after allies refused to join Washington’s war against Iran, President Donald Trump told The Telegraph on April 1.

1 April, 02:31 PM

Trump suggests cutting U.S. defense support for NATO after Iran tension

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the United States could reduce defense spending on behalf of NATO allies after some European countries declined to support Washington in its confrontation with Iran, CNN reported on March 28.

28 March, 11:07 AM

Trump revives NATO feud, accuses allies of abandoning U.S. in Iran fight

NATO member states did nothing to help the United States in its conflict with Tehran, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on March 26 as he renewed his attack on the alliance.

26 March, 03:18 PM

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