U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France to meet his Group of Seven counterparts after President Donald Trump attacked NATO over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war. Some of America’s closest and oldest allies have met the conflict with deep skepticism. Rubio will have a tough time Friday trying to sell the other top diplomats from G7 countries on the U.S. strategy for the Iran conflict, to which almost all nations have raised objections. Trump’s vitriolic comments about NATO during a Cabinet meeting Thursday will likely make the task even tougher. Most of those in the G7 are also members of the trans-Atlantic military alliance.
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From bottom centre to left: EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attend talks during a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries in Cernay-la-Ville outside Paris, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Stephanie Lecocq/Pool Photo via AP)
From left: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand attend a working session on the second day of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Cernay-la-Ville near Paris, March 27, 2026. (Stephanie Lecocq/Pool Photo via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on t…
FILE - President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron greet each other at the G-7 summit before a dinner at the Lighthouse of Biarritz, France, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)