🌏 POLITICA UK

  Good morning. You’re listening to the War Update InfoPod — a clear look at what has changed overnight, and what it might mean. Today we’re looking at a question many people are asking as the Iran war continues: is NATO being pulled into the conflict? At the moment, the answer is no — but the alliance is still playing a supporting role. The military campaign against Iran is being conducted primarily by the United States and Israel . The alliance itself — NATO — has not launched a formal operation and has not invoked Article 5, the collective-defence clause that would bring all NATO members into a war. But that does not mean NATO is absent from the situation. Several forms of indirect support are already in place. First, there is political backing . Many NATO governments have expressed support for the strategic goals of the campaign, particularly limiting Iran’s missile capabilities and nuclear ambitions. Second, NATO’s defensive systems are active . Missile-warning a...