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Macron says EU's defence push aims to strengthen Nato, not replace it

The European Union's ongoing push to bolster its own defensive capabilities isn't intended to spawn an alternative to the NATO alliance but to answer a long-standing US call for the continent to take charge of its own security, the French president said Saturday. Emmanuel Macron said Europe mustn't act to weaken NATO, which connects the continent with its American ally. Instead, Europeans are now stepping up to meet Washington's demand made over the past decade "sometimes nicely, sometimes less nicely" to take care of their own security. "The lesson we must draw is, let us no longer be dependent," Macron said after talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "We Europeans must strengthen this European pillar of NATO, we must strengthen this Europe of defense - not against anyone, not as an alternative to anything." Mitsotakis echoed the French president, saying the US should be pleased that the EU is taking its own self-reliance seriously and investing more in its own ...

Trump lists out 'naughty and nice' Nato allies over support during Iran war

Implementation of such a list could result in punitive measures against certain alliance members, including the strategic relocation of US personnel or restriction of American defence technology sales

'We never needed them': Trump criticises Nato after Hormuz developments

His remarks come amid renewed debate over Nato's role in regional security and energy route stability, particularly as tensions in the Gulf have fluctuated in recent weeks

Europe mulls fallback plan if US pulls back from Nato amid Trump's threats

An anxious Europe scrambles for solutions after US President Donald Trump has threatened to annex Greenland from Denmark, and called Nato a 'paper tiger'

We pay trillions of dollars, they weren't there for us: Trump slams Nato

Trump said that the US spent trillions of dollars on guarding Europe against Russia

US anger at European allies could still yield strategic advantages

Several countries denied US access to European bases during the war, exposing strained ties already weakened by Washington's stance on Greenland, closeness to Putin and support for far-right groups

Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days: Nato's Rutte to allies

The US president has repeatedly called Nato a "paper tiger" and threatened to withdraw from the 32-member transatlantic alliance in recent weeks

US asks allies for quick, concrete plans to secure Hormuz after ceasefire

Request was presented during discussions between American and Nato officials at the White House, where US President Trump met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte

'Wasn't there when we needed': Trump slams Nato, revives Greenland push

US President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a closed-door meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday for discussions that had been expected to be aimed at soothing Trump's anger with the military alliance over the Iran war. Ahead of the private meeting, Trump had suggested the US may consider leaving the trans-Atlantic alliance after NATO member countries ignored his call to help as Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterway, and sent gas prices soaring. Afterward, he issued an all-caps comment on social media suggesting he remained aggrieved. "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN," Trump said in his post. The White House did not immediately offer any further updates. The Republican president has had a warm relationship with Rutte in the past, and the meeting came after the US and Iran late Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of

Iran conflict left mark on Nato, rift began with Greenland: Trump

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), accusing the alliance and other friendly nations such as South Korea, Japan and Australia of failing to help the US in the Iran war. Trump's remarks at a press conference at the White House on Monday came days ahead of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's visit to Washington to meet the US President, who has dismissed the alliance as a "paper tiger". Trump said the war with Iran had left a mark on NATO "that will never disappear in my mind." The US President made it clear that the differences with NATO began when it spurned his move to take Greenland. "NATO is a paper tiger that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's not afraid of," Trump told reporters here. On the Iran war, Trump said NATO members actually "went out of their way not to help". "Look, we went to NATO. I didn't ask very strongly, I just said, 'Hey, if you want to help, great'," the US President said. "'No, no, no, we will not

Nato chief Mark Rutte to meet Donald Trump as he mulls alliance exit

Rutte's itinerary also includes discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

US allies working on plan B for Strait of Hormuz if Trump walks away

Virtual meeting of around 40 nations showed the coalition of countries deem it necessary to begin preparations for having to reopen the strait without the US

How Iran conflict has pushed UK to fix 'deep damages' caused by Brexit

Brexit was designed for control in a 'stable' world, but in a volatile one shaped by the Iran conflict, it is forcing the UK back towards the EU

UK gathers over 30 nations to plot ways of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Almost three dozen countries will meet Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the US-Israeli war against Iran. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the virtual meeting chaired by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper "will assess all viable diplomatic and political measures we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers and to resume the movement of vital commodities". Iranian attacks on commercial ships, and the threat of more, have halted nearly all traffic in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the globe's oceans, shutting a critical path for the world's flow of oil and sending petroleum prices soaring. The US is not among the countries attending Thursday's meeting. Trump has said securing the waterway is not America's job, and told US allies to "go get your own oil". No country appears willing to try

Nato a 'paper tiger', considering pulling US out of it: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump called Nato a 'paper tiger' and said US withdrawal is 'beyond reconsideration' after the bloc members refused to participate in the Iran war

'Why support them if they don't back us': Trump slams Nato over Iran war

I think that Nato made a terrible mistake when they wouldn't send a small amount of military armament, when they wouldn't send just even acknowledge what we were doing for the world, Trump said

Trump calls Nato "cowards" over lack of support in Iran conflict

"Without the USA, NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!" Trump said in a social media post

Nato allies benefit more from reopening of Hormuz than US: WH press secy

US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump's energy agenda made sure that the US has enough resources of oil.

Trump asks if 'finishing off' Iran would make 'allies' reopen Hormuz Strait

Trump questioned whether stronger action against Iran would compel allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting tensions over burden-sharing in safeguarding global trade routes

West Asia war updates: Iran's Larijani killed; Trump decries Nato snub

The West Asia conflict showed no signs of easing on Day 19, with Israel striking Iran and Tehran confirming Ali Larijani's death; Donald Trump said US-Israel operations are 'proceeding very well'