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NATO chief defends alliance as Trump threatens US withdrawal over Iran

Mark Rutte says European nations and other US allies are playing a vital role in supporting American military operations as he seeks to defend the alliance from Donald Trump's attacks. Grouped from 10 articles across 8 sources.

10 reports8 sourcesApr 9, 2026, 5:20 PM
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ABC AustraliaApr 9, 2026, 5:20 PM

NATO chief defends alliance as Trump threatens US withdrawal over Iran

Mark Rutte says European nations and other US allies are playing a vital role in supporting American military operations as he seeks to defend the alliance from Donald Trump's attacks.

Sky NewsApr 9, 2026, 1:40 AM

Trump hits out at NATO after meeting alliance chief

Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of NATO after holding talks with the alliance's secretary general in Washington.

BBC NewsApr 9, 2026, 1:59 AM

Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as 'very frank'

The US president says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.

DWApr 9, 2026, 1:24 AM

Trump criticizes NATO over Iran in meeting with Rutte

President Donald Trump said NATO "wasn't there" after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran. But NATO head Mark Rutte said "a large majority of European countries" lived up to their side of the deal.

ABC AustraliaApr 9, 2026, 1:46 AM

Trump criticises NATO over Iran in meeting with alliance's boss

US President Donald Trump vents his frustration with NATO during a private meeting with its secretary-general as relations in the military alliance reach a crisis point over the Iran war.

The GuardianApr 9, 2026, 12:53 AM

Nato chief says Trump ‘clearly disappointed’ by US allies’ refusal to join Iran war

Mark Rutte praises ‘very frank’ talks but declines to say if president discussed potential withdrawal from alliance Mark Rutte, the secretary general of Nato, has said Donald Trump was “clearly disappointed” that the US’s allies had refused to join its war against Iran, following a closed-door meeting in Washington on Wednesday. Speaking to CNN after his private meeting with the US president, Rutte declined to say directly whether Trump raised his threat to withdraw from the military alliance over the Iran war, but described the exchange as a “very frank, very open” discussion between “two good friends”. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesApr 9, 2026, 4:21 AM

Trump says US military to stay around Iran, threatens action if Tehran fails to comply with deal

Iran had said it would be “unreasonable” to proceed with talks with the US after Israel pounded Lebanon on April 8.

Al JazeeraApr 8, 2026, 9:47 PM

Trump administration signals it is mulling NATO withdrawal after Iran war

The US president has lashed out at European partners for declining to contribute military forces to the war on Iran.

ABC NewsApr 8, 2026, 11:44 PM

Trump suggests US, Iran could work together to remove 'nuclear dust'

While many details of the U.S. deal with Iran are still unclear or to be negotiated, President Donald Trump suggested they could work together to remove nuclear material.

Al JazeeraApr 8, 2026, 6:24 PM

How Trump’s promise to ‘wipe out’ Iran could backfire on US power

The world counts down to Trump’s threats of destruction.

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