Rubio Warns NATO Over Trump's Disappointment With Allies' Inaction on Iran
Marco Rubio warned NATO that Donald Trump is disappointed with allies' lack of involvement in attacking Iran. He emphasized that troop decisions are not punitive and that the issue will be discussed at the July NATO summit in Ankara. The U.S. Secretary of State suggested the meeting would be 'fraught' due to demands for assistance in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Secretary of state suggests July meeting of alliance will be fraught as US demands help in strait of Hormuz Donald Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran, the US secretary of state has said, setting up what could become a fraught summit of the alliance in July. Marco Rubio, meeting with foreign ministers of the military alliance, emphasised that he expected the rift would be discussed at the July meeting in Ankara, making the summit “one of the more important” in Nato’s 77-year history. Continue reading...
‘Will have to be addressed’: Rubio warns NATO over Trump’s ‘disappointment’; says troop decisions ‘not punitive’ WION