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Trump ‘right to be outraged’ by Europe’s betrayal on Iran, says former Thatcher advisor
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As President Donald Trump continues to express anger at NATO European allies for their lack of help in the war with Iran, he’s making clear their behavior comes at a cost.
In the weeks during the war and since the ceasefire, the president has hit back not just with words but with definitive actions against several of those countries.
Germany
On Saturday, Trump said that he would withdraw more than the initial 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as stated by the Pentagon, after Berlin’s leader denigrated the American effort to stop Iran’s regime from building a nuclear weapon.
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President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026, to discuss issues including recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A day earlier he said about Germany that «We’re gonna cut way down. We’re cutting a lot further than 5,000.» The Trump administration previously announced a contraction of 5,000 troops in Germany after the country’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s regime «humiliated» Trump.
In an apparent state of panic, Merz walked back his attack on Trump and his Iran strategy on Sunday. The chancellor wrote on X: «The United States is and will remain Germany‘s most important partner in the North Atlantic Alliance. We share a common goal: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.»
Trump ratcheted up his troop reduction number against Germany amid his comments about downsizing U.S. boots on the ground in Spain and Italy because they failed to aid America in the war against Iran. The president’s anger at Western European countries has been simmering for weeks and could lead to profound changes in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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Nile Gardiner, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital, «The lack of support for the United States has been nothing less than treacherous. I think the president has the right to be outraged by the lack of support from key European allies.»
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
He said, «There is a very deep-seated cultural appeasement in Europe towards the Iranian regime that goes back many decades, and a flat-out refusal to accept the reality of the immense dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran. European leaders are sleepwalking toward destruction with this perilous path they have taken.
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«The lack of support for the United States is how far Europe has gone toward losing its moral compass. Iran is a genocidal regime that threatens to wipe Israel off the map.» He noted that the Islamic Republic has killed huge numbers of its population.
Gardiner, a former advisor to Lady Thatcher said, «If you listen to European leaders, it’s as if the U.S. is the villain here.»
Merz, speaking last week in Marsberg, criticized the U.S. approach to Iran, saying Washington was being «humiliated by the Iranian leadership» and expressing hope the conflict would end «as quickly as possible.»
Gardiner said of Merz’s remarks that, «comments like these actually help the propaganda of the Iranian dictatorship. It is astonishing that a German chancellor would make these kinds of remarks at a time of war…and the German chancellor is giving comfort to the Iranian regime. It is disgusting.»
Numerous Fox News Digital press queries sent to Merz’s spokesman Stefan Kornelius were not returned.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the U.S. conflict with Iran «reckless» and «unjust.» (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Spain and Italy
Before his announcement on the troop withdrawal from Germany, and in response to a question about reducing U.S. troops in Spain and Italy, Trump responded, «I mean, they haven’t been exactly on board. Yeah, probably. Yeah, I probably will… Italy has not been of any help to us. And Spain has been horrible. Absolutely horrible.»
Spain’s socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez has taken a belligerent stand against the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime, forbidding the U.S. from using its military bases in Spain to refuel aircraft or prepare for military action. He has decried the campaign as illegal while staying quiet on the regime’s murder of thousands of protesters and its increased drive to produce ballistic missiles and acquire nuclear weapons-grade enriched uranium.
Gardiner said, «The Spanish have been the worst by a long way. At least the Germans and Italy have allowed the use of its own bases. The Spanish have refused to cooperate in any way with the war.»
Trump told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera last month about the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that «I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong.»
The Europe expert, Gardiner, sees a wide gulf between how mainly Western European countries and the United States view the preservation of Western civilization, freedom, democracy and liberty.
French President Emmanuel Macron listens to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a working session with world leaders at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 13, 2024. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
«Europe has lost both its ability and its will to fight. The United States is clearly willing to fight to defend Western civilization and the free world. Much of Europe has given up on this, especially Western Europe. It is an appeasement mindset cojoined with weakness and pacifism and also a growing acceptance by European leaders of mass migration and Islamification.»
He added, «Europe has fundamentally changed over the last twenty years beyond recognition, and yet Europe’s ruling elites accept it seemingly as a fact, with some notable exceptions.»
France and the UK
Trump took the United Kingdom and France in March to task for their postioning on the war against Iran.
«The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory,» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
«France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the ‘Butcher of Iran,’ who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!,» he wrote.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Feb. 17, 2025, before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump also wrote, «All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you.»
«Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.»
«You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!»
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Gardiner said the crisis over the Iran war shows that Europe has surrendered. The big Western Europeans have embraced «defeatism,» and «they do not care. It is as simple as that. And future generations will have to pay the price for the course Europe is taking now,» he said.
Fox News’ Brittany Miller and Solly Boussidan contributed to this report.
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Acting AG Todd Blanche faces tough confirmation hearing questions
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces intense scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing. Senators probe Blanche on the Justice Department’s independence from the White House, the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and election fraud complaints. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo offers insights into the contentious session, highlighting the historical context of attorney general appointments and executive power.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is headed for a second straight day of grilling in the Senate, and his path to confirmation still remains cluttered with two key Republicans keeping tight-lipped on whether they’ll support him.
Blanche’s first day was fraught with questions about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of millions of documents related to the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, known as the Epstein Files, the now-defunct anti-weaponization fund and whether he would operate the DOJ as a tool of retribution for President Donald Trump.
Two Republicans on the committee hold the key to Blanche’s success, Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, and so far, neither has committed to voting for him.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Cornyn, who has taken issue with the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund and the underlying settlement reached by Trump and his family and the IRS, which Blanche acknowledged was still «enforceable» but was not moving forward, was noncommittal on how he would vote.
Cornyn, who has taken issue with the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, created under Trump’s IRS settlement to compensate people who claimed they were victims of government «weaponization,» which Blanche acknowledged was still «enforceable» but not moving forward, was noncommittal on how he would vote.
«Well, I don’t know what other information’s gonna be coming in,» Cornyn said. «The hearing is not even halfway done. And so, you know, I don’t have to make a decision now, so I’m not.»
Blanche received heat throughout the hearing for being Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, and quickly corrected himself when asked by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., if he considered himself the president’s friend.
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«I’m his lawyer — was his lawyer, and now I’m the deputy attorney general,» Blanche said.
When asked about the slip-up, Cornyn said, «I think he’s trying to walk the line.»
«I think he’s trying to walk a very difficult line,» he said.
Tillis’ primary concern, similar to Cornyn’s, is the anti-weaponization fund and whether it is truly dead and gone.
He declined to say whether he would support Blanche, but noted that when asked if he was willing to work on legislation to put a permanent end to the fund, Blanche said, «Yes.»
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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, departs a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)
«I think that’s a pretty strong indication that he and the administration are OK with [it],» Tillis said. «Does anybody really believe that the nominee for attorney general would answer that question if he didn’t think that he had the support of the president to end this?»
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats on the panel are dug in against him.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top-ranking Democrat on the committee, browbeat Blanche for his handling of the Epstein Files release and whether he would actually meet with Epstein survivors.
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«Anyone who can represent a known pathological liar like Donald Trump can have no integrity,» Durbin said. «You can’t have integrity if you represent Donald Trump, because he is such an inveterate liar. And that person, of course, should never, never, never be attorney general.»
And Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., admitted that Blanche was, «qualified … as someone who has been a prosecutor.»
«But given his legal experience, he should have known better than to be willing to tolerate or support the weaponization of the department,» Coons said. «Using it as a tool not to follow the facts and the law, to pursue justice, but to carry out a retribution agenda by President Trump.»
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Guerra en Medio Oriente EN VIVO: Pakistán instó a Irán y EEUU a reanudar las conversaciones de paz para frenar la guerra en Medio Oriente
El régimen de Irán lanzó una nueva ola de ataques con misiles contra países del Golfo Pérsico que albergan instalaciones militares estadounidenses. Jordania, Kuwait e Irak informaron la interceptación de varios proyectiles y repudiaron los bombardeos iraníes durante la madrugada de este jueves.
A última hora del miércoles, Estados Unidos completó una nueva ronda de ataques contra territorio iraní, con el objetivo de reducir la capacidad de Teherán para “amenazar a los marineros inocentes que tripulan buques comerciales que transitan por el estrecho de Ormuz”.
La nueva ofensiva ocurrió después de que Washington confirmara el restablecimiento del bloqueo naval sobre los puertos y costas iraníes, además del desvío de dos buques comerciales que, según el Pentágono, intentaron evadir las restricciones impuestas por Estados Unidos.
El presidente Donald Trump endureció su postura frente a Teherán y advirtió que la campaña militar en Medio Oriente podría ampliarse en los próximos días si el régimen iraní no acepta regresar a la mesa de negociaciones. “La próxima semana la situación será muy mala para ellos”, afirmó.
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El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, afirmó que Washington avanza “en la dirección correcta” respecto a Irán, aunque advirtió que alcanzar una solución duradera “será complicado” y sostuvo que requiere un acuerdo.
El régimen de Irán amenazó con atacar “toda la infraestructura” de la región si Estados Unidos cumple la advertencia de Trump
El portavoz del Cuartel General Central de Khatam al-Anbiya, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, declaró que las instalaciones en Medio Oriente “serán aplastadas bajo los poderosos golpes de las fuerzas armadas iraníes” si Washington bombardea centrales eléctricas y puentes de su país
El régimen de Irán advirtió este jueves que atacará “toda la infraestructura” que permanezca en la región si Estados Unidos cumple la amenaza del presidente Donald Trump de atacar la infraestructura iraní. Además, sostuvo que no permitirá “bajo ninguna circunstancia” una intervención estadounidense en el estrecho de Ormuz y calificó esa zona como una “línea roja invencible”.
Pakistán instó a Irán y EEUU a reanudar las conversaciones de paz para frenar la guerra en Medio Oriente
Pakistán anunció este jueves que alentará a Estados Unidos e Irán a detener la violencia y reanudar el diálogo en el marco del memorando de entendimiento (MdE) que ayudó a mediar el mes pasado.
“Si bien la implementación del Memorando de Entendimiento enfrenta desafíos, Pakistán continuará alentando a todas las partes a poner fin a la violencia y reanudar las conversaciones a nivel técnico de conformidad con el Memorando de Entendimiento”, declaró Tahir Andrabi, portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, ante la prensa en Islamabad.
“Expresamos nuestra esperanza de que la situación en el estrecho de Ormuz se normalice pronto y subrayamos la importancia de garantizar la seguridad y la libertad de la navegación marítima”, añadió.
Bajan los precios del petróleo
Los precios del petróleo registraron un descenso en las primeras horas del jueves, aunque se mantienen en niveles elevados en un contexto de intensificación de los ataques de Estados Unidos contra Irán y ofensivas iraníes con misiles y drones contra Kuwait y Bahréin.
El crudo Brent, referencia internacional, cayó un 0,5% y se ubicó en 84,57 dólares por barril. A finales de febrero, antes del inicio del conflicto, cotizaba cerca de 72 dólares por barril. El precio de referencia del crudo estadounidense descendió un 0,2%, hasta 79,43 dólares por barril.
El FMI advirtió que la oferta de petróleo tardará hasta tres meses en normalizarse una vez que Ormuz se reabra completamente
El organismo advirtió que la dependencia de un único punto crítico, en referencia a la estratégica vía marítima, expone a la economía global y resaltó la importancia de diversificar las fuentes de energía
El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) advirtió que el flujo mundial de petróleo podría tardar entre dos y tres meses en normalizarse una vez que el estrecho de Ormuz se reabra completamente a la navegación finalice el bloqueo anunciado por el régimen de Irán días atrás en medio de una nueva escalada de la guerra en Medio Oriente.
Teherán amenazó la infraestructura regional si Estados Unidos ataca a Irán
Teherán amenazó este jueves que atacará la infraestructura regional de los países aliados a Estados Unidos si Washington cumple con sus advertencias de atacar instalaciones iraníes.
El portavoz del cuartel general militar de Irán afirmó que, de concretarse esos avisos, “toda la infraestructura de la región sería aplastada bajo los golpes de acero de las fuerzas armadas iraníes”.
Israel le comunicó al Pentágono que mantendrá tropas en “zonas de seguridad” en Líbano, Siria y Gaza
El ministro de Defensa de Israel, Israel Katz, comunicó a su homólogo estadounidense, Pete Hegseth, que el Ejército israelí mantendrá sus fuerzas en las “zonas de seguridad” establecidas dentro de Líbano, Siria y la Franja de Gaza.
Según un comunicado difundido este jueves, ambos funcionarios conversaron durante la noche y Katz “enfatizó la determinación de Israel de permanecer en las zonas de seguridad en Siria, Gaza y Líbano para proteger sus fronteras y las comunidades cercanas de las amenazas de fuerzas yihadistas”.
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Jordania interceptó ocho misiles iraníes durante la noche
Los sistemas de defensa aérea de Jordania interceptaron y destruyeron ocho misiles iraníes dirigidos al país en la madrugada del jueves, según informó el ejército jordano. No se reportaron víctimas ni daños materiales. Equipos de ingenieros aseguraron las zonas donde cayeron los restos, y las fuerzas armadas permanecen en alerta máxima ante posibles nuevas amenazas.
Por su parte, el ejército iraní afirmó que sus drones atacaron sistemas de comunicación, depósitos de combustible y una estación de radar fija en la base aérea de Al Azraq, en Jordania, identificada como una base militar estadounidense. El comunicado, difundido por medios oficiales iraníes, precisó que la ofensiva corresponde a la novena fase de la “Operación Saeqeh” (Relámpago) y fue lanzada en respuesta a los recientes ataques estadounidenses contra Irán, incluido un bombardeo a un cuartel militar en la provincia de Sistán y Baluchistán que, según Teherán, causó la muerte de siete militares.
El régimen de Irán lanzó ataques contra bases e instalaciones militares de Estados Unidos en Jordania, Kuwait e Irak
La Guardia Revolucionaria informó que “atacó los sistemas de comunicación militar y depósitos de combustible” en la base de Azraq, además de un radar de alerta temprana C-RAM en la base aérea Ali Al Salem. También anunció que bombardeó una zona de concentración de tropas en Umm Qasr
Irán afirmó este jueves que atacó instalaciones y tropas de Estados Unidos en Jordania, Kuwait e Irak, según comunicados difundidos por medios estatales iraníes. Hasta el momento, el Pentágono, el Comando Central de Estados Unidos (CENTCOM) y las autoridades de jordanas no respondieron a esas afirmaciones.
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