President Trump has shared personal messages from NATO chief Mark Rutte praising his “decisive action” against Iran’s nuclear program and claiming U.S. strikes were not a violation of international law. Non-NATO nations have widely condemned the U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, which U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says will cause “serious damage to the international order.” On Tuesday, Rutte welcomed leaders of NATO’s 32 member nations to a summit in The Hague where he echoed President Trump’s call for a radical increase in military spending.

Mark Rutte: “The defense investment plan that allies will agree in The Hague introduces a new baseline: Five percent of GDP to be invested in defense. This is a quantum leap that is ambitious, historic, and fundamental to securing our future.”