Trump Blasts NATO Over Iran, Threatens to Quit

0:00It's April 9th. I'm Cory with The Story. This is Global News. Driven by AI and built for a global audience, President Trump just ripped into NATO after a private White House sit down with Secretary-General Mark Rutt. In a truth social pulse right after, he blasted them for not backing the U.S. during the Iran conflict, saying they weren't there when needed and won't. Be next time. This comes amid Trump's push to reopen the straight-of-form moves for cheaper oil. The meeting lasted over two hours on Wednesday, though exact time with Trump stays under wraps. Rutt called it, very frank, and opened to CNN, despite clear clashes. He aimed to convince Trump that sticking with the 32-member alliance serves America best, especially after recent threats to pull out. Trump's frustration boils over from NATO countries resisting his calls for more help in Iran, plus old beefs like his failed Greenland grab. He even threw that in his post, calling it a big, poorly-run piece of ice. Tensions were already high before the war.

1:02Rutt pushed back, telling CNN most European nations chipped in with basing, logistics, and overflights. He called the picture nuanced, praised Trump's leadership for making the world safer by hitting Iran's nuclear program and said allies don't see the conflict as illegal. With Congress passing a law at the end of 2023 requiring two-thirds Senate approval to quit NATO, the alliance faces its toughest test, yet from these Iran-fueled risks.