The US president asked NATO to become 'much more involved in the Middle East'. So what's next for the military alliance?
After the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in early January, US President Donald Trump said that a string of accomplishments had "changed our strategic priorities," paving the way for US forces in the region to withdraw.
"We can come home, or largely come home, and use NATO," he said, describing the Middle East as "a big source of problems."
Washington, as the biggest player in NATO, can sway the mission of the alliance. NATO's mandate has evolved over the past 70 years from confronting the USSR to fighting alongside the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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