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WATCH: Ex-NATO chief draws red line as Trump fumes alliance abandoned US during Iran war
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Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg signaled clear limits on the alliance’s role in the Iran conflict, saying it should not be pulled into supporting U.S. military operations even as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on European allies — exposing a growing divide over what NATO is meant to do.
«NATO is a defensive alliance,» Stoltenberg, now Norway’s finance minister, told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. «The strikes or the war against Iran were never an attempt to make that into a NATO operation.»
Stoltenberg framed the disagreement not over whether Iran poses a threat, but over how to confront it, with European governments favoring sanctions and diplomatic pressure over direct military involvement.
«We all agree the Iranian nuclear program is dangerous,» he said. «The question is how we achieve that goal.»
Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg signaled clear limits on the alliance’s role in the Iran conflict, even as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on European allies. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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The divide reflects a deeper mismatch between Washington and its allies: Trump has treated the conflict as a test of NATO support — urging countries that benefit from the Strait of Hormuz to help secure it militarily — while European governments have largely rejected that approach, arguing the war falls outside the alliance’s mandate.
Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies for refusing to back U.S. operations tied to the conflict, at times questioning the alliance’s value and warning it had failed a key test as tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz.
«NATO wasn’t there for us, and they won’t be there for us in the future,» Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social.
The president has alternated between pressuring allies to step up and downplaying their importance, at one point calling NATO’s response a «very foolish mistake» while also insisting the United States «doesn’t need any help.»
Major European powers have resisted Trump’s push to provide military support.
«The feeling is, this is not Europe’s war,» European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Reuters in an interview published March 17.
Former NATO Secretary-General and current Norwegian finance minister Jens Stoltenberg said the Iran war was not a matter for NATO to provide support. (Fox News Digital)
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Spain blocked U.S. aircraft involved in the Iran conflict from using its airspace and denied access to key bases at Rota and Morón, forcing American forces to reroute missions. France has provided limited logistical support but restricted certain overflight requests tied to military operations, reviewing them on a case-by-case basis.
Stoltenberg pushed back on the idea that Europe has broadly abandoned the United States, arguing most allies have still provided logistical support behind the scenes.
«The majority of European allies have made sure that their bases and infrastructure were available for the United States,» he said. «There are some exceptions, but most have contributed.»
Countries like the United Kingdom and Romania have allowed U.S. forces to use bases for refueling, surveillance and defensive operations even as they declined direct combat roles.
The tension underscores a broader split inside the alliance: Trump has framed the Iran conflict as a test of NATO support, while NATO leadership has drawn a clear distinction between formal obligations and political expectations, maintaining the war falls outside the alliance’s core mission.
«President Trump has made his disappointment with the United Kingdom and other NATO allies clear, and as the President emphasized, ‘the United States will remember,» White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital.
Asked whether he would pull the U.S. out of NATO, Trump said the move was «beyond reconsideration» in an interview with The Telegraph on April 1.
The Iran conflict began in late February after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets triggered retaliation from Tehran, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane that carries roughly a fifth of the world’s energy supply. The U.S. has since launched airstrikes and imposed a naval blockade aimed at increasing pressure to reopen the strait.
The Iran conflict began in late February after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets triggered retaliation from Tehran, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters/Stringer)
The economic fallout from the conflict is also shaping how European countries view the war and their role in it.
European natural gas prices surged — jumping around 50% early in the conflict and, at times, nearly doubling as LNG supply disruptions intensified.
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For Norway, however, the impact is more mixed. As one of Europe’s largest oil and gas exporters, the country stands to benefit from higher prices even as broader economic instability creates risks at home.
«There are two effects,» Stoltenberg said. «When prices are going up, our oil and gas revenues will increase. But at the same time … when inflation increases and economic growth slows, it will affect our economy.»
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De escasez de remedios a falta de médicos especializados: la vida de los cubanos se complica mientras ven colapsar el sistema de salud
La crisis que atraviesa el sistema de salud en Cuba se refleja en casos como el de Rosa Valentina Pérez, quien lleva casi tres semanas esperando una tomografía computarizada en la principal clínica oncológica de La Habana. La urgencia de su diagnóstico contrasta con la realidad: solo un escáner funciona en la capital y la lista de espera es larga.
“No se pueden imaginar lo que es tener este dolor, saber que tu esperanza de vida se está reduciendo y oírles decir: ‘Veamos cuándo podemos hacer esa tomografía’”, relató Pérez. Su historia ilustra el deterioro de un sistema que durante décadas fue considerado el emblema de la revolución cubana.
Aunque Cuba fue célebre por su atención médica gratuita y de calidad, hoy la sanidad pública está al borde del colapso. Factores como la pandemia, el endurecimiento de sanciones internacionales y una crisis energética agravada por el bloqueo de combustible llevaron la infraestructura hospitalaria a una situación crítica.
En los hospitales cubanos, los cortes de energía y la escasez de medicamentos son el pan de cada día. A esto se suman el éxodo de profesionales hacia el exterior y la obsolescencia de los equipos médicos, lo que deja áreas prioritarias como oncología, cardiología y nefrología al límite de sus capacidades.
El director del Instituto Nacional de Oncología y Radiobiología, Luis Eduardo Martín, expuso la magnitud del problema: “El 80% de los equipos utilizados en diagnóstico y tratamiento están obsoletos o averiados”. Este déficit tecnológico obliga a los médicos a “administrar medicamentos sin poder verificar en ocasiones que estén teniendo el efecto que esperamos… porque no contamos con los reactivos ni el equipo para controlarlos”.
La lista de espera para acceder a la radioterapia en el INOR supera los 1.200 pacientes. El relato de Pérez a la agencia AFP, quien tras una cirugía de cáncer de mama necesita saber si la enfermedad avanzó o no, se repite entre quienes enfrentan el drama de la demora diagnóstica.
La situación actual en el sistema de salud cubano es insostenible: la falta de recursos, equipos dañados y la escasez de personal también provocaron que los tratamientos y diagnósticos se ralenticen o se limiten, poniendo en riesgo la vida de miles de pacientes. El deterioro afecta tanto a adultos como a niños, y las soluciones improvisadas rara vez bastan para evitar consecuencias graves.
La crisis no distingue edades. Según datos oficiales, la supervivencia al cáncer infantil cayó del 85% al 65% en pocos años. “Es muy frustrante saber que puedes salvar al niño, lograr una mayor tasa de supervivencia, y no puedes hacerlo porque tienes las manos atadas”, lamentó Mariuska Forteza, jefa de oncología pediátrica del INOR.
La falta de reactivos y combustible para transportar muestras entre hospitales obligó a recortar análisis sanguíneos esenciales. A pesar de la adversidad, los técnicos intentan mantener los equipos en funcionamiento. “A veces tengo que venir al hospital a medianoche o a las 2 de la madrugada para reparar equipos para que el paciente pueda comenzar su tratamiento”, contó Alexis Amado Domínguez, técnico de reparaciones.
En el Instituto Nacional de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, el número de operaciones cardíacas anuales cayó de más de 400 a apenas 100, según el médico José Esteban Abreu. Unos 130 pacientes esperan la implantación de un marcapasos, mientras el personal recurre al canibalismo de piezas para mantener algunos equipos activos.
“Siempre estamos inventando, trabajando, innovando”, dijo el técnico Luis Alexis Duncan, mostrando equipos desmantelados que esperan ser reparados en el taller que atiende el 80% del equipamiento médico de la ciudad.
La inventiva cubana, aunque legendaria, no alcanza para sortear todas las limitaciones. Incubadoras y respiradores neonatales defectuosos se acumulan en los talleres, mientras el éxodo de médicos y enfermeros agrava una situación ya crítica. Los salarios estatales, pagados en pesos muy devaluados, no alcanzan para retener al personal sanitario.
En la unidad de diálisis del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, la jefa de nefrología Iamara Castro admitió que debieron reducir las sesiones de cuatro a dos horas para atender a más pacientes. “Cuando se acorta el período de hemodiálisis, se acorta la vida”, señaló con gravedad, subrayando que el servicio se sostiene por la pura “compasión”.
Nelson Companioni, paciente de 81 años, describió su temor a que los equipos fallen antes de terminar su tratamiento. “Se ve a las enfermeras arrodilladas allí, golpeándolo para que funcione”, relató sobre la escena habitual en el hospital.
(Con información de AFP)
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Omar’s disclosures erased millions, leaving her with potential negative net worth. She won’t explain why
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., refused to address her revised financial disclosures that could imply she has a negative net worth after the progressive lawmaker dramatically reduced the reported value of assets tied to her husband’s business ventures.
«Can you tell us if your husband still has the consulting business and the wine business?» Fox News Digital asked Omar.
The congresswoman stayed silent as she was repeatedly questioned, after previously telling Fox News Digital that the original filing — showing Omar’s reported assets reducing by as much as $29.9 million — was inaccurate and «incomplete» information.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
The controversy surrounding Omar’s finances began when a 2024 financial report estimated that Omar and her husband possessed between $6 million and $30 million in assets, all while the Minnesota fraud scandal within the Somali community was beginning to come to fruition.
A more recent 2025 financial disclosure report shows Omar’s revised value of shared assets between her and husband to sit at a maximum of $125,000 — a multimillion-dollar drop from the year prior. The lower estimate of their assets, $20,000, compared to the low and high debt estimates, $30,000 and $100,000, would imply the Minnesota Democrat could have a negative net worth.
Both she and her husband have separate debts, each ranging somewhere between $15,000 and $50,000 — from her own student loans and her husband’s credit card debt, according to the disclosures.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar campaigns with her husband Tim Mynett at the Richfield Farmers Market on Aug. 8, 2020, in Richfield, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The biggest change in the documents involved Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett. His reported ownership interests in both his winery and venture capital advisory firm, which were previously valued in the millions of dollars, are listed with no value now.
In Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure records, Mynett’s share in his winery was valued between $1 million and $5 million, and his share at the venture capital advisory firm was valued between $5 million and $25 million. Now, his equity interests are both listed at $0.
Omar’s office previously told Fox News Digital that Mynett has partners in both businesses and said the earlier disclosure mistakenly reflected the businesses’ total equity rather than his ownership interest. The office also said the original filing listed assets without accounting for liabilities.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has publicly voiced his interest in the Ethics Committee opening an investigation into Omar’s personal finances after the 2025 financial reports came out showing the possibility of a $29 million drop in her net worth.
Vice President JD Vance also has said the U.S. Department of Justice will be opening a probe into her alleged fraud as part of the administration’s anti-fraud taskforce that he spearheads, though no formal investigations have been shared with the public at this time.
Omar has been reluctant to answer Fox News Digital’s questions about her financial fallout and potential probes to be opened against her.
The Minnesota lawmaker similarly dodged answering any of Fox News Digital’s questions just last month about the revised disclosures.
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«There’s also the possibility that it might rain on this sunny day,» Omar replied without responding directly to the content of the question.
Fox News Digital’s Robert Schmad contributed to this report.
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