{"id":2000118645,"date":"2026-07-08T06:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000118645"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:35:33","slug":"trump-says-disappointed-with-nato-allies-on-ankara-summit-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-says-disappointed-with-nato-allies-on-ankara-summit-sidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8220;disappointed&#8221; with NATO allies on Ankara summit sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answering journalists&#8217; questions before a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Complex, Trump sharply criticized European allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stating that Italy, France, and Germany &#8220;let us down,&#8221; Trump asked, &#8220;So why are we spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they didn&#8217;t come to our aid?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan said during the meeting that T\u00fcrkiye was making every effort to stabilize Iran-U.S. relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reluctance of European countries to send warships to support U.S. efforts to &#8220;reopen&#8221; the Strait of Hormuz had prompted criticism from Trump, who harshly accused European allies of benefiting from U.S. security guarantees while refusing to offer help in the Iran war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/MvIAWe1NCtzx7Ozy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000118646\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye, July 7, 2026. 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