Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
Throughout his two terms in office, US President Donald Trump has not been shy to criticise – even to attack – Washington's Nato allies./ But his latest suggestion – that failing to secure the Strait of Hormuz would be "very bad for the future of Nato" – implies an understanding of the alliance's purpose that has already raised eyebrows./ "Nato was created as a… defensive alliance," Gen Sir Nick Carter, former chief of the Defence Staff, told the BBC on Monday./ "It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war ...
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