NATO chief says some European allies were tested and failed in Iran war

WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday ​he believes that some NATO ‌countries were tested and failed amid Washington’s criticism over European allies not ​getting involved in the US ​and Israel’s war against Iran. Rutte’s comments ⁠came after a meeting with ​ US President Donald Trump at the ​White House earlier in the day. During an interview with CNN , the NATO chief ​was asked if he believed ​NATO countries were tested and failed. “Some of them ‌yes, ⁠but a large majority of European countries, and that’s what we discussed today, have done what ​they promised ​before ⁠in a case like this,” he told CNN . Trump says he believes China got Iran to negotiate Rutte said ​he had a “frank and open” discussion with ​Trump, ⁠where the Republican expressed disappointment with America’s allies. He said he pointed ⁠to ​Trump that European ​countries assisted with logistics and other commitments.

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