'Absolutely necessary…': NATO chief backs US strike on Iran, blames Tehran for ceasefire breaches

The new attacks by the US on Iran were "absolutely necessary," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday (July 8). "When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire... I think it is totally crucial that the U.S. forcefully reacts," Rutte told reporters before a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara, Turkey. NATO’s European leaders aim to convince U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to re-commit to the military alliance at a summit in Ankara after the U.S. president revived his disputes with them over the Iran war and Greenland.