– The new attacks by the U.S. on Iran were “absolutely necessary,” ​NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
The ‌U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing Tehran to sell oil after ​three tankers were hit by projectiles in the ​Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already ⁠fragile ceasefire.
“When you have a ceasefire and Iran ​is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally ​crucial that the U.S. forcefully react,” Rutte told reporters before a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara.

At their summit, European leaders aim ​to convince Donald Trump to re-commit to the military alliance, ​after the U.S. president revived his disputes with them over the Iran ‌war ⁠and Greenland.Rutte said there could be no doubt over the “complete commitment of the United States to NATO,” which he said also works to protect the United States.

“But there’s ​also the expectation ​that the ⁠Europeans and the Canadians will equalise their spending with the United States, which I ​think is completely fair,” he added.”The good ​news ⁠is that this is the big win today. It’s the loss for Putin, it is a win for President ⁠Trump ​that the Europeans and the Canadians ​are doing exactly that.”