Interview
Gulf Crisis Escalates: Is Trump Pushing NATO into War?
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with US President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in The Hague.
| Photo: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken/Martijn Beekman/flickr (CC BY-SA 4.0)
20 Mar 2026,
published in
Deutsche Welle
Iran is threatening worldwide retaliation after new strikes hit its oil infrastructure. Trump is pushing NATO to step in, while Europe hesitates. The energy crisis is handing Vladimir Putin a powerful advantage in the war against Ukraine. Is Trump pulling NATO into war?
Thorsten Benner appeared on Deutsche Welle’s To the Point to discuss the standoff in Iran.
And here is the German conversation:
This interview was originally published by Deutsche Welle on March 19, 2026.
