The Washington Post agreed with President Donald Trump that European nations must increase NATO defense spending to give the organization more legitimacy.

U.S. TO MEET WITH IRAN: Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials would meet next week on how to move forward following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites. Trump continued to claim the strikes devastated Iran's nuclear program, contrary to a U.S. intelligence assessment that the damage set the program back by only several months.

"The US has to make sure that the stockpiles are at the level we need for the U.S. to have, because they are crucial for our collective defense," Rutte told reporters on July 4. "At the same time, of course,

The UK faces a "rising" and unpredictable threat from Iran, according to a new report that highlights an increase in assassination attempts.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts will meet formally Wednesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the allies.

How did NATO leaders impress the president? Through pampering and genuflecting flattery, which worked surprisingly well.

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