Poland’s Tusk warns of ‘ongoing disintegration’ of NATO amid Iran war rift

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday issued a stark warning about the state of the NATO alliance, declaring that the “ongoing disintegration of our alliance” is a “disastrous trend” amid a growing rift over the stalled US-Israeli war against Iran. “The greatest threat to the transatlantic community are not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance. We must all do what it takes to reverse this disastrous trend,” Tusk wrote on X. His remarks came hours after Washington announced its decision to withdraw approximately 5,000 troops from Germany.

Trump’s threats

Earlier this week, President Trump said the US was assessing a possible reduction of its military presence in Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Washington for lacking an exit strategy for the Iran war, claiming Americans were being “humiliated” by Tehran. Trump also voiced displeasure with Italy and Spain, saying he “probably will” pull US forces out of those countries. He claimed that when the US “needed them, they were not there,” alluding to his war on Iran, adding: “We have to remember that.”