Trump Slams NATO Allies Over Iran Support
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- Donald Trump criticised several NATO allies for refusing to back the US during its conflict with Iran, with cross-coverage singling out Italy's Prime Minister Meloni by name as one leader Trump blamed for not helping.
- Trump questioned why Washington spends heavily on the NATO alliance if European countries are unwilling to provide military support to the United States.
Why it matters: Trump is leveraging the US financial contribution to NATO as leverage to demand European military backing for the Iran conflict, publicly naming allies like Italy's Meloni rather than issuing vague criticism — a shift that turns a spending debate into a direct quid-pro-quo over the Iran war.
