LONDON, July 1. /TASS/. Around 5,000 US aircraft took off from European airbases as part of a military operation against Iran, confirming that Europe remains a key military ally of Washington, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in an interview with FT.
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When you look at the overall picture, you see European countries doing what they promised, he said, citing some 5,000 US flights in support of the war from European bases, the newspaper wrote.
Europe again is one big platform of power projection for the United States, Rutte added.
What I sense generally in the US is disappointment when it comes to what I would say are isolated cases where Europeans did not always fulfill what was bilaterally agreed, he noted.
I’m not saying these isolated cases, reason for disappointment, are not there, but the general picture is very positive, the Dutch official said.
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US military bases and fuel facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also targeted and compromised.
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An encouraging progress for the Zionists was achieved, including the establishment of a foundation for further technical consultations.
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Many dozens of US bombers left the British RAF Fairford as well as a RAF base in Cyprus welcomed in by Starmer his replacement is not much better says he is a “Labour man ” but is a “Tory man”.
For all the criticism of Donald the hypocrites welcomed him in.
So NATO was also involved in the War against Iran?
Very much so some countries weren’t and were criticised by Donald ( like Spain ) others like the UK kept their mouths shut but still helped the USA behind the scenes.
Many long distance US bombers landed at Prestwick Airport Scotland to refuel so it was impossible to hide what was going on from the public.