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

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Updated May 22, 2026 4:48 AM

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 — 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 Julia Demaree Nikhinson Reuters

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HELSINGBORG, Sweden - 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)

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 — 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 Julia Demaree Nikhinson Reuters

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This story was originally published May 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM.