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For decades, the Transatlantic alliance was presented as the cornerstone of the so-called liberal international order—a partnership portrayed by shared values, mutual defence, and coordinated foreign policy. However, the recent US-Israeli war on Iran, which erupted on 28th February 2026, has contributed greatly to shattering that illusion. As the repercussions of such conflicts still cast its effects on the world, the divisions between Washington and its European allies have widened into a chasm, exposing a Western world more fractured and less cohesive than at any time in recent memory.
The war itself was considered perhaps the most significant rupture in the alliance between Washington and Europe. Multiple European leaders have confirmed that they were not consulted before the US and Israel launched their massive strikes on Iranian leadership and infrastructure. John Bolton, former US national security adviser, acknowledged that Trump made a “big mistake not consulting European NATO allies before the war.”
