President Trump lashed out after hosting Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, at the White House on Wednesday.
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.
A day after a pause in fighting was announced between the United States and Iran, many questions remained, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
The truce is under strain because of two issues, Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to meet in Pakistan this weekend.
Since the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, authority has shifted to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Younger military leaders have come to the fore.
Deadly airstrikes pummeled Lebanon in Israel’s largest bombing wave yet in the monthlong war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a weekslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.
The U.K. government underlined its previous stance that the United States could only use British bases for defensive purposes, after President Trump threatened to strike civilian targets.
The demand reflects both the U.S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.