Qatar Al Jazeera TV revealed on the 19th that the US Department of Defense recently sent out a questionnaire to NATO allies to find out whether they are following US President Trump's vision of transatlantic relations by asking questions such as “whether to publicly support US foreign policy priorities.” The article points out that this questionnaire shows that the Trump administration is stepping up efforts to involve allies in the US-Iran war, even though this conflict does not apply to NATO's collective defense clause. A senior defense official from a NATO ally, who asked not to be named, said, “The current administration has always confused the NATO issue with the United States' unilateral military action. The questionnaire also reflects this confusion. NATO has nothing to do with Middle East affairs.”

Qatar Al Jazeera TV revealed on the 19th that the US Department of Defense recently sent out a questionnaire to NATO allies to find out whether they are following US President Trump's vision of transatlantic relations by asking questions such as “whether to publicly support US foreign policy priorities.” The article points out that this questionnaire shows that the Trump administration is stepping up efforts to involve allies in the US-Iran war, even though this conflict does not apply to NATO's collective defense clause. A senior defense official from a NATO ally, who asked not to be named, said, “The current administration has always confused the NATO issue with the United States' unilateral military action. The questionnaire also reflects this confusion. NATO has nothing to do with Middle East affairs.”