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NATO alliance has to be good for all involved, Rubio says

By Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026 | 3:37 AM

HELSINGBORG, Sweden, May 22 (Reuters) – NATO has to be good ​for all those ‌involved, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday ahead of ‌a ​NATO meeting ⁠in Helsingborg, Sweden, ⁠adding that he expects the meeting will set the groundwork ​for the NATO leaders summit in ⁠Ankara, Turkey ⁠later this year.

“Like ​any alliance, it has ​to be good for everyone ‌who’s involved. There has to be a clear understanding ⁠of what the expectations are,” Rubio said.

Rubio also said ⁠that ‌a tolling system ⁠in the Strait ​of ‌Hormuz by Iran ​would be ⁠unacceptable.

(Reporting by Martina Michael, Stine Jacobsen, writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, editing by Inti ​Landauro)