Iran was never in danger of becoming a meaningful geopolitical alternative, especially given that they were very clearly moving closer to the us.
But the United Snakes has a long history of destroying countries that was no threat to it
nato members about the war
Nato knew that directly going in the war won’t change anything but it supported the war of aggression on Iran initially . Many NATO members also shared intel with the USA and Israel during the war of aggression and added additional sanctions so it is harder of Iran to defend itself
In fairness, they were also a bit surprised. To maintain the element of surprise for the initial strikes, President Trump opted not to inform Allies ahead of time. And I understand that. . But what I see, when I look across Europe today, is Allies providing a massive amount of support. Basing, logistics, and other measures – to ensure the powerful US military succeeds in denying Iran a nuclear weapon and degrading its capacity to export chaos. - Mark Rutte
But the United Snakes has a long history of destroying countries that was no threat to it
Nato knew that directly going in the war won’t change anything but it supported the war of aggression on Iran initially . Many NATO members also shared intel with the USA and Israel during the war of aggression and added additional sanctions so it is harder of Iran to defend itself
https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/transcripts/2026/04/09/speech-by-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte-at-the-reagan-institutes-center-for-peace-through-strength