NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence
The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran.
![NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has been friendly with US President Donald Trump [Efekan Akyuz/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-04-22T101235Z_3674467_RC28UKAKR8HR_RTRMADP_3_NATO-TURKEY-RUTTE-1777885664.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran.
![NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has been friendly with US President Donald Trump [Efekan Akyuz/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-04-22T101235Z_3674467_RC28UKAKR8HR_RTRMADP_3_NATO-TURKEY-RUTTE-1777885664.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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