US May ‘Reexamine’ NATO’s Merit After Iran War Snub, Rubio Says

The secretary of state made the comments after Spain closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in the conflict
US May ‘Reexamine’ NATO’s Merit After Iran War Snub, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 30 that the United States may “reexamine” its relationship with NATO in the wake of some of the alliance’s members’ responses to the ongoing war with Iran.

Describing the response of some allies as “very disappointing,” Rubio said that President Donald Trump and the country would have to reconsider the organization after the current conflict ends.

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