Iceland and United States
Iceland scores 45/100 toward United States (unfriendliness, pressure), while United States scores 60/100 back.
Iceland toward United States
Trump's moves on Greenland have rattled Iceland and pushed it toward EU membership talks, signaling unease with US intentions. Iceland's eventual rejection of EU talks partly reflects domestic concerns, but the US pressure is a source of friction rather than warmth.
United States toward Iceland
Exercise Northern Viking 2026 marks 75 years of US-Iceland defense cooperation, showing continued military partnership, though Trump's Greenland ambitions have created diplomatic unease with Iceland.
Recent coverage
- Iceland opposes E.U. membership talks as local concerns outweigh fears of Trump - The Washington Post Google News: Greenland + Iceland, 2026-08-31
- Eurosceptics laud Iceland’s rejection of EU referendum: ‘Another Europe is possible’ - Washington Examiner Google News: Iceland, 2026-08-31
- Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future The Guardian World, 2026-08-31
- Trump’s grab for Greenland rattles Iceland, which considers joining E.U. - The Washington Post Google News: Iceland + United States, 2026-08-28
- News - Exercise Northern Viking 2026 Marks 75 Years Of U.S.-Iceland Defense Cooperation - DVIDS Google News: France + Iceland, 2026-08-18
- Exercise Northern Viking 2026 Marks 75 Years Of U.S.-Iceland Defense Cooperation - c6f.navy.mil Google News: France + Iceland, 2026-08-18
- Iceland's Prime Minister Sided with Denmark in Its Dispute with the U.S. Over Greenland - UA.NEWS Google News: Greenland + Iceland, 2026-07-08
- Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Iceland - Missourinet Google News: Iceland + United States, 2026-05-20
- White House responds after Trump repeatedly refers to Greenland as ‘Iceland’ - South China Morning Post Google News: Greenland + Iceland, 2026-01-22
- Trump appears to confuse Iceland and Greenland during speech in Davos - USA Today Google News: Greenland + Iceland, 2026-01-21
- Iceland’s prime minister will skip Pence’s visit. She says it’s not a snub. - The Washington Post Google News: Greenland + Iceland, 2019-08-21