The war in Iran is proof of the vital role Greenland could play in aiding the West, Landry said Friday, due to its ample oil deposits.

Jeff Landry, who was appointed by Donald Trump in December as the US's special envoy to Greenland, met with the country's prime minister in the capital Nuuk.

Before Trump, Greenland was ignored. Now 'we’re not ignoring them anymore,' Jeff Landry told Euractiv