Europe hardens stance against Trump’s war in risk to NATOBy Viktoria Dendrinou and Andrea Palasciano / BloombergUS President Donald Trump’s NATO allies are increasingly resisting involvement in his Iran war, risking a deeper rupture in the already strained military bloc. European leaders have been walking a fine line since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28. The conflict is broadly unpopular across Europe, which is already reeling from an inflation surge stemming from the war. “Every country that joined NATO did so voluntarily; no one forced us,” Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan told France’s Le Figaro newspaper. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out prohibiting the US’ use of its base in Ramstein, its biggest in Europe.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 17:47 UTC