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Standoff in Iran: Is Trump pulling NATO into war?

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March 19, 2026

The Iran war is turning into an operation with no exit route. The regime refuses to back down. Trump is pressuring NATO to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Europe keeps hesitating. How long can they hold out?

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Robert Chatterjee is a journalist and Middle East expert based in Berlin. He is the deputy editor-in-chief of Zenith Magazine.

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Thorsten Benner is the co-founder and director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) here in Berlin. He is specialized in transatlantic relationships and foreign affairs.

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Kristina Kausch is the deputy managing director South and Wider Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joining us from Madrid´.
 

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