Trump demands NATO loyalty after Iran war dispute (opens in new tab)

President Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on June 24 that alliance members had “let down” the United States by not backing the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, naming Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain among countries that disappointed him. Trump said Washington did not need military help but wanted allies to offer support, and he cast the dispute as a demand for “loyalty” from countries the U.S. protects through its troop presence in Europe. Ru...