NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to take out Iran’s nuclear program with precision airstrikes last week sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A squadron of U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers on Saturday night struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan to thwart the Islamic regime’s ambitions of obtaining a nuclear weapon. The strikes followed daily bombings by Israel on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, and Trump announced a ceasefire Monday to end the 12-day conflict.
“I think what happened now in Iran is projecting American power on the world stage, saying, here’s a president who has the strength to do what is necessary,” Rutte said in an exclusive interview with Shelby Wilder on “American Agenda” after NATO’s annual summit at The Hague. “He’s willing to use it, but in a very measured way.
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