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Mark Rutte also expressed full support for the military campaign against Iran.
The announcement comes as NATO faces criticism from President Trump, who's seeking military assistance in securing the key Strait of Hormuz.
NATO sources say reports of Hungary passing confidential information to Russia do not come as a surprise, though concerns over security persist.
NATO countries are “coming together” to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.K. leading a multinational effort, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Sunday. “It is only logical that European countries needed a couple of weeks to come together,
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Sunday asked for President Trump’s “understanding” amid his frustrations with allied countries expressing hesitancy to provide support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump, a longtime NATO critic, said he sees the alliance as a "one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us."
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Tillis rips Trump’s NATO criticism: US lives would ‘be lost in great numbers without’ alliance
Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump’s threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, amid escalating tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.
Germany is withdrawing its Eurofighters from Poland, bringing an important NATO mission to an end. Around 150 soldiers are returning from Malbork. View on euronews
NATO must avoid any retrenchment along the flanks of the military bloc to maintain credible deterrence against Russian aggression at the time when the US is focused on the war in the Middle East, according to the Norwegian defense minister.
The following is the transcript of the interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 22, 2026.
Lithuania warned years ago that Hungarian officials posed a security risk within NATO, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, after a report that confidential information was being passed to Russia.