The president of the United States, Donald Trump, affirmed this Wednesday that he is "more than considering" the exit from NATO, deepening criticism of allies for not supporting Washington in the war in Iran. "I would say it is more than being considered. I never let myself be influenced by NATO. I always knew it was a paper tiger," the US president warned in an interview with the British newspaper 'Telegraph', when asked if he is considering the permanence of the United States in the Atlantic Alliance. Trump has once again made it clear that NATO has not supported Washington in its campaign in Iran, after regretting that within the military organization this support "should be automatic" and insisting that, in contrast, the United States has indeed sent military aid to Ukraine as a sign of support for European allies. "We have been there automatically, including Ukraine. Ukraine was not our problem. It was a test, and we were there for them, and we would always have been there for them. They were not there for us," he criticized, in a new barrage of criticism against NATO partners. Since the beginning of the war, the main European powers such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have refused to participate in the war in Iran, a tension that escalated to its peak after Trump requested their collaboration in a future naval mission to control the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequently, Spain and Italy have vetoed the use of American bases in their territory for activities related to the conflict, alleging that they exceed the terms of the treaties for their use. In this way, Trump once again points to his allies, particularly the Europeans, for their inaction in the face of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and lack of cooperation in the war in Iran. This Tuesday he already warned in a message on social media that Washington would not help them in their defense and urged them to take "their own oil" from the conflict-ridden Gulf region themselves. "They will have to start learning to defend themselves; the United States will no longer be there to help them, just as you were not there for us," Trump declared, in a message in line with his ongoing questioning of NATO. Hours later, it was the American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who said that the White House will have to "re-evaluate the value of NATO" after several countries in the organization limited the use they allow the United States to make of their bases for its military operations against Iran, among them Spain. In his opinion, Washington has to study whether NATO "continues to fulfill its purpose, or if it has now become a one-way street," in reference to an alleged lack of involvement from European allies. "When we need their help, we don't ask them to carry out airstrikes, when we need them to allow us to use their military bases, is their answer no?" Rubio questioned.