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Posted on March 2, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleNATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte applauded U.S. and Israeli military action that degraded Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, but emphasized NATO itself will not take part—only individual allies may support the effort.
BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday praised U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran, saying it was degrading Tehran's ability to get its hands on nuclear and ballistic missile capability, but he said NATO itself would not be involved.
"It's really important what the U.S. is doing here, together with Israel, because it is taking out, degrading the capacity of Iran to get its hands on nuclear capability, the ballistic missile capability," he told Germany's ARD television in Brussels.
"There are absolutely no plans whatever for NATO to get dragged into this or being part of it, other than individual allies doing what they can to enable what the Americans are doing together with Israel," he added.
(Reporting by Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)
NATO Secretary General Rutte praised the US and Israeli military action for degrading Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities but stated NATO itself will not be involved.
No, Rutte made clear that there are no plans for NATO to be involved in military action against Iran beyond supporting allies.
Rutte stated the actions are important for degrading Iran's ability to acquire nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.
Rutte spoke in Brussels during an interview with Germany's ARD television.
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