US EditionTrump says he is strongly considering pulling out of NATO
Trump said NATO allies failed to support U.S. efforts in Iran, deepening a transatlantic rift as Secretary of State Marco Rubio also urged a review.
- President Donald Trump said he is considering withdrawing the United States from NATO, calling the alliance a "paper tiger" after European allies refused to grant basing rights or deploy warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Since the conflict with Iran began on February 28, 2026, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway carrying roughly 20 percent of the world's oil supply, sparking a severe global energy crisis.
- Legislation passed in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, co-authored by Senator Tim Kaine and Senator Marco Rubio, prohibits unilateral withdrawal without two-thirds Senate approval or an act of Congress.
- Defending NATO as "the single most effective military alliance," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer asserted he would act in Britain's national interest while pursuing closer economic and security ties with the European Union.
- International Energy Agency data indicates global oil supplies will be hit twice as hard in April as in March, prompting Romania to implement fuel markup caps and export restrictions on April 1.
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Trump’s anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis
The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges - ranging from the war in Ukraine to multiple bouts of pressure and insults from US President Donald Trump, who has questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland. But it is the US-Israeli war with Iran, thousands of miles from Europe, that has nearly broken the 76-year-old bloc and threatens to leave it in its weakest state since its creation, say analysts and …
Here’s a look at whether Donald Trump can pull the US out of NATO
US President Donald Trump threatened to pull the United States out of NATO due to its European members’ refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, as he intensified his denunciations of the military alliance.
‘Paper tiger’? Trump’s Iran war deepens rift with Nato allies
BRUSSELS, April 2 — “Paper tiger”. “Cowards”. As US President Donald Trump grapples with the fallout of his war on Iran, much of his anger has been redirected onto another target: the Nato military alliance.Enraged by European allies who have refused to back his fight, rejected demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or denied access to US jets, Trump’s tone has grown increasingly menacing.“I was never swayed by Nato. I always knew they we…
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