Iceland's Prime Minister, Kristrun Frostadóttir, has today expressed support for NATO's greater military presence in the country, but has excluded a permanent presence. The ruler stressed the openness to cooperation with the United States, but reinforced that there is no need for a permanent basis.
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06/11/2026
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A iceland's Prime Minister, Kristrun Frostadóttir, today expressed his support for NATO's increased military presence in the country, but excluded a permanent presence.
“ We are very open to the idea of having more troops in Iceland as part of the NATO umbrella under which we are, but I do not believe we have reached a point where we need a permanent presence,” Frostadóttir said in an interview with Bloomberg about the military presence on the island since the withdrawal of US troops in 2006.
In this regard, and after the United States signed an agreement with Denmark on the security situation in Greenland in September, the head of the Icelandic Government stated that the country will study “the possibility of signing more agreements and strengthening cooperation with the United States.”.
The Scandinavian ruler acknowledged that the US pressure on Greenland was “difficult” for Reykjavik, while welcoming the fact that the agreement reached “increased attention to the Arctic.”.
“This has shown that there are many ongoing initiatives, not only on security, but also on investment,” he stressed.