Iceland formally summoned the US ambassador on September 8 after former President Trump posted a map on social media showing Iceland under the US flag. Iceland’s foreign minister called the post “completely inappropriate,” and the prime minister labeled it “an insult to Icelanders, Canadians and Greenlanders.” The diplomatic rebuke follows a €200 million EU investment in Greenland, highlighting heightened Arctic sovereignty tensions.
- Iceland’s foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador to protest a Truth Social post by Trump showing Iceland under the US flag.
- The foreign minister called the post “completely inappropriate,” and the prime minister said it insulted Icelanders, Canadians and Greenlanders.
- The diplomatic protest follows a €200 million EU investment in Greenland, amid rising Arctic sovereignty tensions.