Two Republican senators broke with President Donald Trump on his threat to leave NATO because it would fulfill the "dreams" of Russia and China.

The U.S. president has threatened to pull the U.S. out of the military alliance.

For years, President Donald Trump has voiced sharp criticism of NATO, including a slew of statements since the beginning of the Iran war. In two recent interviews, he has said he would consider taking the significant step of withdrawing the United States from the alliance altogether.

Iran has shown no intention to stop fighting or grant safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz to oil vessels connected to US allied nations.

Five recent moves would likely please the Russian President, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

President Trump says he's considering withdrawing the U.S. from NATO, following years of complaining about the alliance.

The debate has exposed divisions within the GOP. Some lawmakers, including Mike Lee and Thomas Massie, have introduced legislation to withdraw from NATO, arguing that the alliance is outdated. Others, including McConnell, have continued to defend the alliance as central to U.S. national security.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges - ranging from the war in Ukraine to multiple bouts of pressure and insults from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland.