US EditionRubio: ‘Value of NATO’ will have to be reexamined after Iran war
Rubio said NATO’s value for the United States may need review if allies keep blocking military access, as several countries have limited operations.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News the United States must re-examine its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran concludes, warning the alliance risks becoming a "one-way street" if members deny US access to military bases.
- Tensions escalated after several European nations, including Spain, Italy, and France, restricted US military access to their airspace and bases for missions against Iran, prompting Rubio to question whether the alliance still serves American interests.
- "If NATO is about us defending Europe, but they deny us basing rights when we need them, that's not a very good arrangement," Rubio stated, noting he previously valued the alliance for allowing the US to "project power" through European bases.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended the alliance on Wednesday, calling NATO "the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen," and emphasizing it has "kept us safe for many decades.
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Rubio says US may need to 'reexamine' NATO membership after allies blocked basing, airspace help
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Marco Rubio Blasts NATO After Denial of Bases: 'We Are Going to Have to Re-Examine That Relationship'
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Question Must be Asked: "Why are we in NATO"?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on Fox News to discuss the various goals and objectives of the U.S. military operation against Iran. As part of the interview Secretary Rubio was asked about the strategic conflicts and hypocrisies now flowing from NATO member states. The U.S. supports our NATO posture in Europe in part because […] The post Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Question Must be Asked: “Why are we in NATO”? appeared first on …
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