What the Iran war reveals about Nato’s appetite for conflict over Taiwan
Asia - South China Morning Post
April 1, 2026
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Show Notes
The United States attacked Iran without consulting its European allies. President Donald Trump assumed the operation would be a quick win, over before anyone had to take a position. Instead, Washington answered a question Western governments had long avoided.
After years of pushing Nato towards confrontation with China, would the transatlantic alliance fight a war it had not chosen together? The answer was no.
Iran and Taiwan are different cases. One sits on Europe’s wider periphery and carries...