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 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.

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

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

NATO’s ranks have grown to 32 countries since the Washington Treaty was signed 75 years ago. Sweden joined last year, worried by an increasingly aggressive Russia .

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President Trump declared the 2025 NATO Summit a "major victory" after securing a commitment from NATO members to significantly increase their defense spending.

A look at where defense spending stands among NATO: Measured as a portion of GDP, Poland is NATO’s biggest military spender and is the only country in the alliance to spend more than 4%. Estonia also surpasses the U.S. by GDP at more than 3.4%.