NATO Summit in Türkiye

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July 7, 2026

At a two day summit of the NATO countries in Ankara, Trump told
reporters he was disappointed that NATO had not backed his war on
Iran, He then claimed his beef with NATO began over Greenland,
NATO is the most effective alliance in human history, The US and
eleven other nations signed the original NATO declaration on
April 4, 1949, The alliance calls for collective defense, It acts
not only as a response to attack but also as a deterrent, Trump
has said he would take the US out of NATO and even if he cannot
do so, if the US abandons its commitment it will make the treaty
worthless, The Trump administration has taken an estimated $8
billion in oil revenue out of Venezuela, As NATO’s leaders met in
Türkiye, it was announced that US forces had launched new strikes
against Iran.

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