Trump vented at Rutte over NATO inaction on Iran during turbulent meeting ○
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The U.S. president berated allies and indicated he was considering reprisals for lack of support in the Middle East in a closed-door meeting with the military alliance chief.
Trump again berates NATO, calls it 'disappointing' ⊖
Trump's outrage at NATO allies over their failure to join the Iran war had prompted fears he would seek to pull the United States out of the nearly eight-decade-old alliance.
Trump's NATO payback: President considers taking US troops out of 'unhelpful' allied nations' bases ⊖
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Donald Trump is considering punishing members of NATO that he believes were unhelpful to the US and Israel in the war against Iran by pulling American troops out of the country's bases.
NATO chief BACKS Trump and says allies 'were slow to say the least' to support US in Iran - but insists they are now 'doing everything he asks' ⊕
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'When it came time to provide the logistical and other support the United States needed in Iran, some allies were a bit slow, to say the least. In fairness, they were also a bit surprised.
NATO's Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say ⊖
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday, amid tensions within the alliance over the Iran war.
German Bundestag chief visits Baltic states to discuss cyber defence on NATO's eastern flank ⊕
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Klöckner will also visit the German Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania on Thursday. Around 5,000 German soldiers are to be deployed to Lithuania by 2027 to support the local military.
Trump lashes NATO after ‘frank and open’ Rutte meeting ⊖
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“REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” U.S. president rages.
Nato ‘wasn’t there’ over Iran, Trump says after tense meeting with Rutte – Europe live ⊖⊖
Secretary general says Trump ‘clearly disappointed’ with alliance as US media report White House is considering a plan to ‘punish’ some members
The US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed ou…
Britain on new collision course with Trump as Cooper insists there can be no Strait tolls and US vows to punish 'unhelpful' NATO countries ⊖
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Yvette Cooper said it was 'crucial' that Iran is not allowed to tax tankers entering and leaving the Gulf, after the US president suggested it could be done as a 'beautiful' joint venture.
Trump eyes ultimate revenge on NATO allies who failed to support Iran war as concern grows amid tenuous peace plan ⊖⊖
Donald Trump is considering a potential revenge scheme against NATO allies that refused to support the war against Iran that would see troops moved to nations that backed the strikes.