donald trump's threat to leave nato (march 17 2026)news & events•1w ago

this basically happened after donald trump publicly lashed out at nato on truth social, complaining that the u.s. spends massive amounts defending allies but they refused to support a u.s. led operation against iran. on the other side, figures like lindsey graham pushed the angle that securing hormuz benefits europe more, basically arguing “why aren’t you helping if you depend on this route?” reinforcing the pressure narrative. the trigger: allies (especially european countries) rejected sending military support to reopen the strait of hormuz during the iran conflict.