Serbia hosts first joint military exercise with NATO
The two-week-long drills come less than 30 years after NATO bombed Belgrade in the Kosovo war.

The two-week-long drills come less than 30 years after NATO bombed Belgrade in the Kosovo war.



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Trump fury over Europeans’ refusal to join Iran war.

PM Sanchez responded to reports that the US may suspend Madrid from NATO over its opposition to the war on Iran.
Pentagon email obtained by Reuters reveals US anger at Spain and the UK as Iran war tensions persist.

Could the US withdraw from NATO?
The war in Iran has deepened a rift in the transatlantic alliance, raising questions about whether it can endure.
US president meets NATO chief, expresses disappointment over member states failing to back war on Iran.
The US president has lashed out at European partners for declining to contribute military forces to the war on Iran.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher explains what Trump’s latest criticism of US allies means.

Rubio tells AJE: no Iran nukes, reopen Hormuz; goals in weeks; indirect talks; slams Spain/NATO; no regime change aim.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra about Iran war objectives.