Trump slams NATO over lax participation in Iran war in talk with Mark Rutte
Key takeaways
- NATO chief Mark Rutte points to use of US bases in Europe as he stresses support for US war on Iran.
- Sitting across from Rutte in the White House’s Oval Office, Trump reiterated his frustration that members of the NATO alliance did not join in the war effort.
- We demolished them in literally the first week,” Trump said of Iran.
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NATO chief Mark Rutte points to use of US bases in Europe as he stresses support for US war on Iran.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 24 [Aaron Schwartz/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026United States President Donald Trump has returned to a familiar theme during a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, slamming European countries for not supporting the US-Israel war on Iran.
Sitting across from Rutte in the White House’s Oval Office, Trump reiterated his frustration that members of the NATO alliance did not join in the war effort.