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Czech Republic president on Trump’s anger with Europe over Iran war response: ‘We are not part of it’

The Hill·Sarah Davis·about 1 month ago
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The leader of the Czech Republic pushed back this week against President Trump’s accusations that Europe has failed to do its part to support the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran.  “I believe that Europe could do much more, but we are not part of it,” Czech President Petr Pavel told CNN’s Christine Amanpour at a conference in Prague earlier this week. “European countries were blamed not to come to assistance, but how could we when we were not invited at the beginning?”  The U.S. and Israel jointly launched military operations against Iran at the end of February, and the conflict has now stretched for several months. The two sides are currently engaged in a temporary ceasefire during negotiations over a new nuclear deal and control of the Strait of Hormuz.  Trump has attacked NATO allies over their criticism of the military effort and threatened to pull U.S.…

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