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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO's collective defence, says up to Trump

The remarks by Hegseth at a Pentagon briefing were extraordinary, given that collective defence lies at the heart of the NATO alliance, which was formed in 1949 with the primary aim of countering...

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Trump calls NATO 'cowards' over lack of support in Iran war

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Trump lashes out at Nato allies saying US 'no longer needs' help with Iran war

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Trump says NATO's refusal to help on Iran is 'very foolish mistake'

Indian flag is seen in this illustration taken April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

India opts for diplomacy over deployment on Strait of Hormuz navigation

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press confernce, as he meets with eastern German state premiers, at Ettersburg Castle, in Ettersburg, Germany, September 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Karina Hessland

Iran war is not a matter for Nato: Germany's Merz

US President Donald Trump. File Photo: Reuters

Trump warns NATO of 'very bad future', presses China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT reports

Debris of a NATO air defence system that intercepted a missile launched from Iran is seen in Dortyol, in southern Hatay province, Turkey, on 4 March 2026 in this screengrab from video. Photo: Reuters

NATO intercepts third missile from Iran, Turkey seeks explanation from Tehran

A Turkish army personnel walks as they search a field after a piece of ammunition fell following the interception of a missile launched from Iran by a NATO air defence system, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Turkey says NATO defences shot down second incoming Iranian missile

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Turkey says NATO defences destroyed missile from Iran headed toward its airspace

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 10 October 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

NATO chief says alliance won’t join war on Iran

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 10 October 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

'Keep dreaming': NATO chief says Europe can't defend itself without US

A formal military alliance with Türkiye would be a major diplomatic coup for Riyadh, which has already secured a defence pact with Islamabad. Photo: Reuters

A ‘Muslim NATO’ looks to change the game in the Gulf