President Donald Trump to meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House as transatlantic tensions escalate over the U.S. military operation in Iran.

President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a private meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday.

Today, I report on Mark Rutte visiting the White House with his Trump-pleasing strategy under heavy scrutiny, and our Rome bureau chief has news of Italy’s attempts to distance itself from the US war against Iran.

President Trump went after the NATO alliance following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte — comments that came after the Trump administration had recently expressed frustration with members of the alliance.

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. may consider leaving the trans-Atlantic alliance after NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterway,

The head of NATO visits the White House today - well-timed visit for Mark Rutte. The president has lashed out at NATO allies for their reluctance or refusal to support the war. Teri Schultz reports that Rutte has become accustomed to navigating the Trump administration.

Correction: A previous version of this article misidentified the chancellor of Germany. It is Friedrich Merz. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s planned meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday comes at a potentially explosive moment for both the U.

US President Donald Trump says an agreement to end the war with Iran is within reach, even though a first round of talks with Tehran ended without apparent results over the weekend. "We are very