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Trump says US has ‘permanent control’ of Greenland security: Does it?
New agreement with Denmark falls short of Trump’s previously stated goal of US ‘ownership’ of the island.
![(R-L) Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland's government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sign a joint declaration in Nuuk, Greenland, on September 7, 2026. [Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix /AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6a9f585faf8f-1788827743.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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