Trump calls NATO ´paper tiger,´ considers withdrawal

I always knew they were a paper tiger. Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with NATO for not being there, saying it was actually hard to believe. Singling out Britain, he said the country has aircraft carriers that didn't work, suggesting that the British navy is inadequate for the task. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said before the interview that the United States would have to re-examine its NATO membership after the conflict, the report said. If NATO is just about us defending Europe if they're attacked, but them denying us basing rights when we need them, that's not a very good arrangement. That's a hard one to stay engaged in, the report quoted Rubio as saying. Trump told The Telegraph he was glad about Rubio's comments. Following Trump's criticism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is not changing his position on the war. Multiple European countries have kept their distance from the conflict with Iran. Starmer on Monday said his country will not get dragged into the conflict whatever the pressure and whoever it's coming from, while Spain on Monday closed its airspace to all flights related to the U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.