NATO Has to Be Good for All Allies: Rubio

Marco Rubio had said in March that the United States must reexamine its relationship with NATO because members did not help in the Iran conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the White House on March 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Ahead of a NATO meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the NATO alliance has to work for all members, adding that he expects the meeting will set the groundwork for the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, later this year.

“Like any ​alliance, it has to be good ‌for ⁠everyone who’s involved. There has to be a clear understanding of what ​the ​expectations ⁠are,” Rubio said on May 22.