Stubb: US Cannot Project Power in Middle East Without European Bases

🛡️ HELSINKI — Washington needs European soil to bomb Iran, but is cutting NATO commitments. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Stubb's statement inverts the usual leverage dynamic: Europe isn't just a beneficiary of US deterrence — it's operationally necessary for US power projection. With US pulling bombers and warships from NATO, European hosts gain implicit leverage they rarely name. Italy, Greece, and Diego Garcia-equivalent bases become bargaining chips in any transatlantic friction over the Iran campaign.