Reported claim

“Donald Trump stated that NATO allies have been defended by the United States for decades but are not reciprocating during the conflict with Iran.”

high confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after Middle East Eye reported it.

Belief History

Jun 22 Jun 23

Sources

Middle East Eye supports medium reliability

For decades, we defend them, but when tested, they are not there to defend us, and the rest of the World.

Jun 22, 2026

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