CANADA PERSPECTIVE

Ottawa frames Trump's nuclear denial with a chroniqueur's precision. The National Post headlines 'Why would I?' — Trump's exact answer when asked if he would use the nuclear weapon. The article recalls the genocidal threat of April 7: 'An entire civilization will die tonight, never to return' — then a ceasefire accepted hours later.

The National Post is the only outlet in the pool to cite Vice President Vance, who had warned the United States was 'prepared to intensify damage with previously unused weapons.' The White House subsequently denied any nuclear threat. The NP also notes Trump saying he wants an Iran 'without a nuclear weapon that would try to blow up one of our cities or the entire Middle East.' And adds coldly: 'Iran denies seeking a nuclear weapon and the UN's nuclear watchdog says an atomic bomb was not imminent before the war.'

For Canada, a NATO ally sharing the world's longest border with the United States, American arsenal depletion and threats against European allies are a direct concern. If Washington suspends Spain from NATO, who is next? Ottawa reads this crisis as a test of alliance solidity — and the results are not reassuring.