President Donald Trump is threatening to leave NATO, calling the alliance of nations “a paper tiger” in a recent interview with The Telegraph.
The announcement from the president comes after his long, troubled history with NATO, which has intensified recently after NATO refused to join the U.S. and Israel in their war against Iran. However, several NATO nations did agree to “contribute” to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed to most shipping traffic. Trump said that the idea of removing the U.S. from the alliance is now “beyond reconsideration.”
