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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Ahead of summit, Trump says he was ‘very disappointed’ with NATO over Iran
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes US President Donald Trump (C) upon his arrival on Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, on July 7, 2026, before attending the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
US President Donald Trump says he was “very disappointed” by the response of NATO allies in Europe to his war with Iran after arriving in Turkey for the alliance’s summit.
“I was very disappointed with NATO,” Trump tells journalists as he meets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“We didn’t need any help at all, and in a way, I was testing people, I was testing to see whether or not they’d be there, because I’ve long said that we helped them, but I’m not sure that they’d be there for us,” he adds.
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