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


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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