As is known, both U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened to reconsider relations with NATO after key alliance countries categorically refused to assist the U.S. in its operation against Iran. Former Latvian Minister of Defense Janis Garisons noted in an interview with Latvian Radio that such a reaction from the American administration was expected. "The signal from the U.S. has always been that Washington wants to see Europe as part of NATO, as militarily strong. And, in my opinion, it was not so much about us, but more about Western Europe. However, all calls have so far been largely ignored. And at the moment when European countries refused to help the U.S. and Israel in their initiated military actions against Iran, there was already a clearly noticeable reaction from the U.S.," said the expert. "We can emotionally assess Trump's policy in different ways. But we also need to think rationally. What comes next? They refused, but what next?" Garisons rhetorically asks. From the very beginning, it was clear that Iran is more of a problem for Europe than for the U.S. For example, it is Iran that supplies Russia with Shahed drones in the war initiated by the Kremlin against Ukraine. "I understand that this is unfair, but unfortunately, his policy is such a thing, especially now when the entire system of international relations has collapsed. We still need to have some real policy, in which we think before making any decisions. What comes next? Because this is the real policy now," Garisons noted on the air of Latvian Radio.