President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

That is how war in Iran has pushed NATO closer than ever to a point of no return. To President Donald Trump, America’s European allies put themselves in the wrong at the start of the war by being slow—and in some cases simply refusing—to allow American forces to use their own airbases,

German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that Trump is expecting NATO members to help reopen the strait, which Iran closed in retaliation for the war Trump started without speaking to any of those NATO members.

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Iran has condemned the attacks on Lebanon, warning that violations could collapse the truce and escalate the conflict. Israel has defended its operations, targeting Hezbollah positions, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the country is prepared for renewed hostilities if negotiations fail.

NATO in grave danger after Iran war,' former US NATO ambassador tells Euronews. Posted: April 9, 2026 \. Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO. Mo

After repeatedly threatening to pull out of the alliance over the last several months, Donald Trump’s administration now claims NATO “turned their backs” on the U.S. after its partners refused to join the president’s war in Iran.

President Trump’s complaints about NATO’s lack of assistance in the war against Iran. The United States has done Europe a huge favor and made the Middle East a more stable region. So why have our “allies” in NATO done virtually nothing to support our efforts to make Europe and the rest of the entire region safer from Iranian aggression (“Eyeing slap at NATO,