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Transatlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war

Apr 1, 2026Center Right

President Donald Trump has said he is strongly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the transatlantic alliance - this time over America's war alongside Israel against Iran.

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