The Spanish Defense Minister also reaffirmed the country’s commitment to international law in the face of the US and Israeli war against Iran.

The Trump administration has quietly classified NATO member countries into a “naughty or nice” list to punish allies that refused to support U.S. war against Iran or failed to meet Washington’s rising defense spending targets, according to European diplomats and defense officials. The plan stratifies the 32-member alliance into tiers based on each country’s contributions. […]

NATO seeks to deploy additional military forces on the Swedish island of Gotland. On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko denounced that the true objective of NATO’s “Baltic Sentry” operation is to establish control over key transport routes and restrict cargo shipments in Russia’s interests. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Grushko said that […]

The NATO “Arctic Sentry” mission represents a direct geopolitical lever against Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko charged Sunday, as he denounced the bloc’s expanding military footprint in the high latitudes and its growing presence along the Northern Sea Route. Grushko specifically identified the Alliance’s “Arctic Sentry” surveillance mission, initiated earlier this year, as the […]

Several European members of NATO, including the United Kingdom, France and Spain, announced on Monday that they will not take part in a United States‑led maritime blockade against Iran, defying President Donald Trump’s weekend appeal for allied involvement just hours after Washington declared the operation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The refusal came one […]

He questioned NATO’s lack of support in the U.S. war against Iran. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump again criticized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), claiming that its allies “don’t understand anything” unless directly pressured. RELATED: Trump Threatens to Annihilate the Iranian Civilization On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote that “none […]

Trump’s hostility toward NATO has led Canada to reduce its dependence on Washington. On Monday, a Spark Advocacy poll conducted between March 22 and 26 with 4,000 interviews revealed that a majority of Canadians consider the country’s accession to the European Union (EU) to be “positive” or “worth exploring.” RELATED: Canada Slams Trump’s Threat to […]

European countries have not automatically followed the United States into this war. Five weeks into U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the fractures within the transatlantic alliance are no longer a matter of diplomatic friction. They are showing up in operational decisions: closed airspace, denied base access, and refused requests. RELATED: U.S. Intel Finds Iran […]

He has threatened to suspend supplies to NATO’s ‘Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List.’ On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to halt weapon supplies for Ukraine to pressure European allies into joining a “coalition of the willing” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. RELATED: Trump Renews Threats Against Iran, Reiterates […]

NATO announced the full evacuation of its military mission in Iraq on Friday, March 20, withdrawing all personnel to European territory amid security concerns, as Germany and Poland simultaneously pulled their troops from the country. Allison Hartre, a NATO spokesperson, stated that the organization was working in close coordination with allies and partners, and that […]