US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he departs at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on February 16, 2026. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP)Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the United States “is going to have to reexamine” its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded. “I think there’s no doubt, unfortunately, after this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to reexamine that relationship. We’re going to have to reexamine the value of NATO in that alliance for our country,” Rubio said to host Sean Hannity on Fox News. Rubio went further, saying that while Washington was not asking NATO allies to conduct airstrikes as part of the war against Iran, “when we need them to allow us to use their military bases, their answer is ‘No?’ Then why are we in NATO?

Source: Punch April 01, 2026 08:33 UTC