{"id":215829,"date":"2026-07-03T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ridiculous-for-us-to-maintain-current-nato-support-trump-warns-ahead-of-alliance-summit-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:50:45","slug":"ridiculous-for-us-to-maintain-current-nato-support-trump-warns-ahead-of-alliance-summit-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ridiculous-for-us-to-maintain-current-nato-support-trump-warns-ahead-of-alliance-summit-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ridiculous\u2019 for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

President says Washington\u2019s relationship with Nato is \u2018not reciprocal\u2019 and \u2018they were not there for us\u2019 in Iran war
Donald Trump has said it is \u201cridiculous\u201d for the US to continue its \u201cone sided\u201d relationship with Nato, less than a week before a summit of the military alliance in Ankara.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that \u201cThey were not there for us!!!\u201d and Washington\u2019s relationship with Nato<\/a> \u201cis not reciprocal\u201d.
The US president has repeatedly lashed out at European allies over their response to the war in Iran, as several countries restricted the use of bases for American forces.
Trump also insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defence, and Washington has already moved to scale back commitments.
His Truth Social post<\/a> on Thursday included a chart displaying the amount of Nato spending, with the US investing vastly more than a few other member states depicted, including the UK and France.
Under pressure from Trump, Nato leaders had agreed at a gathering last year to boost defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
The US secretary of state has said Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran.
Marco Rubio, meeting with the alliance\u2019s foreign ministers in May, emphasised that he expected the rift would be discussed<\/a> at the July meeting in the Turkish capital, making the summit \u201cone of the more important\u201d in Nato\u2019s 77-year history.
\u201cThe president\u2019s views \u2013 frankly, disappointment \u2013 at some of our Nato<\/a> allies and their response to our operations in the Middle East, they are well documented,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cThat will have to be addressed.\u201d
The coming Nato summit, which will bring together 32 member states, will be held in Ankara on 7 and 8 July.
The alliance, founded in 1949, became a US-led defence force credited with maintaining stability in Europe, keeping the Soviet Union at bay and solidifying Washington as a world power for decades to come.
With Agence France-Presse<\/em><\/p>\n

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