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‘He Was Disappointed’: NATO’s Chief on Recent Trump Meeting
Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, described a recent meeting he had with President Donald Trump, saying that Trump had expressed frustration with NATO allies for not helping enough with the war in Iran
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He was disappointed yesterday, but he also had a very frank and open discussion amongst friends. I sensed his disappointment about the fact that he felt that too many allies were not with him. When it came time to provide the logistical and other support the United States needed in Iran, some allies were a bit slow, to say the least. But what I see when I look across Europe today is allies providing a massive amount of support, basing, logistics and other measures to ensure the powerful U.S. military succeeds in denying Iran a nuclear weapon. NATO is there, of course, to protect the Europeans but also to protect the United States.
By Meg Felling
April 9, 2026