Trump sidetracks NATO with new Iran strikes while in Turkey
President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Palace at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7. Trump had demanded “loyalty” and branded NATO a “paper tiger” after some allies refused to grant open access to their bases for U.S. forces to attack Iran.On Tuesday, during a meeting with Erdogan, Trump said he had been testing NATO allies when he asked for their help with the Iran war. “Italy turned us down and Germany turned us down and France turned us down,” Trump said.
- ▪President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Palace at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7.
- ▪Trump had demanded “loyalty” and branded NATO a “paper tiger” after some allies refused to grant open access to their bases for U.S. forces to attack Iran.On Tuesday, during a meeting with Erdogan, Trump said he had been testing NATO allies
- ▪“Italy turned us down and Germany turned us down and France turned us down,” Trump said.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Palace at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7. AP-YonhapANKARA, Turkey — U.S. President Donald Trump surprised NATO leaders he is meeting with in Turkey by launching a series of strikes on Iran late Tuesday and revoking a license that allowed Tehran to sell its oil on the world market, a major twist for a summit that had been aimed at showcasing how alliance members were stepping up spending on defense and focusing on support for Ukraine's war with Russia.The strikes were retaliation after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, and underscored the fragility of an interim deal to end months of fighting between the two…
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