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Hegseth Berates NATO Allies for ‘Shameful’ Response to U.S. War in Iran
ByLara Jakes June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a meeting of NATO defense ministers to continue the Trump administration’s sharp criticism of European military policies.

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Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War
ByAnton Troianovski April 9, 2026

President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

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Trump Again Hits Out at NATO Over Iran War
BySteven Erlanger April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

President Trump lashed out after hosting Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, at the White House on Wednesday.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Thursday
ByEve Sampson March 26, 2026March 27, 2026

For a second time, President Trump extended the deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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NATO’s ‘Trump Whisperer’ Faces Blowback Over Support for Iran War
BySteven Erlanger and Lara Jakes March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Critics say Mark Rutte, the alliance’s secretary general, has gone beyond his remit by openly supporting a war that does not directly involve Europe’s collective defense.

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Israel Begins Assault in Southern Beirut, Raising Fears of Wider Incursion
ByEuan Ward, Aurelien Breeden, Erika Solomon and Thomas Fuller March 5, 2026

As the war with Iran threatens to engulf more countries in the region, President Trump said he wanted to be involved in picking a new leader in Tehran.

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Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
ByTyler Pager and David E. Sanger June 24, 2025

President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.

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Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
ByTyler Pager and David E. Sanger June 24, 2025June 25, 2025

President Trump had been eager to celebrate the U.S. strikes on Iran, but a new report indicates the attack set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months.

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