Trump threatens to break NATO's promise over Iran war

NATO is a promise, and now it's broken. The big picture: The alliance was built on the premise that an attack on one member is an attack on all. President Trump has made that conditional: if you won't help me in my war, I might not show up for yours. NATO's mutual defensive framework doesn't actually apply in the case of Iran , a war taking place far from the alliance's territory. But it could be the death knell for the most powerful and consequential alliance of the past eight decades. Driving the news: Trump and his team have fumed at several NATO allies for denying the U.S. logistical help or access to their airspace or military bases to carry out attacks against Iran. He's called them "cowards" for refusing to join the war to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary of State Marco Rubio