President Trump has long pushed the European allies to be more self-sufficient on defense, relying less on American protection. NATO committed to a major increase over the next decade.
President Trump, together with Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, and Marco Rubio, secretary of state, during a new conference during the NATO summit in The Hague, on Wednesday.
But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of Russia is expected to be muted, despite most allies’ belief that its aggression is NATO’s chief challenge.
A demonstrator in Tehran on Friday with photos of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a march condemning Israel’s attacks on Iran.
Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers from several European countries are expected to meet on Friday with Iranian representatives over the escalating war between Israel and Iran.
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