“NATO just wasn’t there” when he asked for help with the Iran war, Trump told a Miami Beach investment conference sponsored by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. As a result, the U.S. commitment to NATO appears to be under renewed question ahead of a July summit of alliance leaders in the Turkish capital of Ankara. European leaders now say they are discussing how they might contribute to an effort to protect the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump has suggested they are dragging their feet. The alliance holds annual summits of its leaders, moments in which they set priorities and discuss strategy. Let’s not be naive about that, and what the United States is doing now is degrading that capability.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2026 21:14 UTC