North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived at the White House on April 8, following criticism by President Donald Trump of the alliance’s lack of support for recent U.S. military operations against Iran.
Members of the alliance have been reluctant to send their forces to assist in combat operations against Iran. Throughout the Middle East conflict, several NATO member nations also denied U.S. forces access to military bases and overflight of their airspace on the way to conduct strikes against Iran.
Trump has referred to the recent fighting in the Middle East as a test that NATO failed. The president has raised the prospect of pulling the United States out of the alliance….