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Iceland summons U.S. ambassador after Trump posts altered map

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador after Donald Trump posted an altered map showing Iceland covered by the U.S. flag alongside other territories.
  • Iceland’s foreign minister told the ambassador the image was completely inappropriate.
  • The incident comes amid earlier tensions over Trump’s calls for the United States to incorporate Greenland, an autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty.

Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador after Donald Trump posted an altered map that portrayed the island as part of American territory, Iceland’s foreign ministry said.

The image, shared on Trump’s Truth Social network, showed the United States, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Greenland and Iceland covered by the U.S. flag. Iceland responded by calling in the ambassador.

Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir summoned the envoy on Monday and made clear that the image was “completely inappropriate,” a ministry spokesperson told AFP.

Completely inappropriate

· Thorgerdur Katrin GunnarsdottirIceland’s foreign minister used the phrase when addressing the U.S. ambassador about Trump’s altered map.

The episode comes amid broader tensions over Greenland. Earlier this year, Trump repeatedly said the United States “needed” to incorporate the Arctic island for security reasons. Greenland is an autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty.

Iceland is a founding member of NATO. It has no army of its own and relies for its defense on the alliance and a 1951 bilateral agreement with the United States. In a referendum at the end of August, Icelanders voted against reopening negotiations to join the European Union.

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· Donald TrumpTrump has used the word when arguing that the United States should incorporate Greenland for security reasons.
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