Trump raises Greenland dispute as he assails NATO over Iran war

Source: msn/Bloomberg

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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump revisited his grievances with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over Greenland as he expressed fresh frustration with the security alliance’s stance on the Iran war. “It all began with, if you want to know the truth, Greenland,” Trump said during a White House press conference Monday. “We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us. And I said, ‘bye, bye.’”

The US president has long sought Greenland, a Danish territory. Earlier this year, relations between the US and European allies frayed as Trump used veiled threats of military force and tariffs before saying he had reached a “framework” agreement over the island that addressed his national security concerns.

Trump continued to lash out at NATO on Monday, repeating that he was “very disappointed” in the alliance. Key member states declined to allow the US to access military bases to carry out the initial Iran strikes and countries have balked at calls to effectively join the war by helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I think it’s a mark on NATO that will never disappear, never disappear in my mind,” Trump said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is slated to meet Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday in Washington in a bid to sooth the administrations concerns over the alliance. While Trump praised Rutte, with whom he has enjoyed a warm relationship, he indicated the alliance faced a difficult path to mending ties with the US.

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