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

May 22, 2026 4:33 AM EDT

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte deliver a statement during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

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)



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