Trump scorches NATO for failing Iran loyalty test, debates bailing on alliance Caitlin Doornbos / NEW YORK POST
President Trump blasted NATO on Thursday for its unwillingness to help with the Iran war and implied the US may no longer “be there” for its allies.Before the Feb. 28 US-Israeli military attacks, Trump said, “we’re always gonna be there” for NATO allies.
“At least we were. I don’t know anymore, to be honest with you,” Trump said Thursday at a cabinet meeting.
Trump said the Iran war was a loyalty “test” and ripped Europeans for failing to step up.
“They weren’t there,” he said of NATO allies. “So if there’s ever a big one… I don’t think they’re going to be there.”
“I’m so disappointed in NATO,” he said. “This was a test: you can help us — you don’t have to, but … if you don’t do that, we’re going to remember!”
Trump wanted NATO allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz — as Iran’s attacks on ships have closed off critical energy commerce and rocked oil markets.
The lack of support during the Iran conflict raises serious doubts about the alliance’s reliability — even as the US has spent decades and trillions defending Europe. Read more here.


