NATO Chief Says US Disappointed in Europe Over Iran Response

Mark Rutte attends the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 4.Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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By Andrea Palasciano, Ania Nussbaum, and Donato Paolo Mancini

May 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM UTC

Updated on

May 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM UTC

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned European leaders that US President Donald Trump is disappointed with their reluctance to assist with the war in Iran.

“European leaders have gotten the message,” Rutte said ahead of the European Political Community meeting of nearly 50 leaders in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, on Monday. “There has been some disappointment from the US side when it comes to the European reaction” to the US war against Iran.