NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte caved to a "disappointed" President Donald Trump on Wednesday, slamming his European allies as Trump did for not doing more to aid the U.S. in its war on Iran

General Mark Rutte at the White House as transatlantic tensions escalate over the U.S. military operation in Iran.

By Lili Bayer April 9 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told European governments that U.S. President Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within days to help secure the Strait of Hormuz,

Former NATO Cmdr. James Stavridis on Friday dismissed Iran’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open amid a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. as “nonsense.” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed

The Trump administration is weighing punishing some NATO allies seen as unhelpful during the conflict with Iran by shifting U.S. troops away from those countries, an administration official tells ABC News.

"NATO will not participate in this war," the Spanish foreign minister said as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on allies to help restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. View on euron

SIR Keir Starmer vowed he will “do more” to bolster Nato as US threats to quit the alliance intensify. The PM insisted he has been “making the argument” for increased defence spending “for the best part of two years”. Please provide a valid email.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce.