Overview

• All NATO members except Spain agreed to boost defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035, marking a landmark shift in burden-sharing.
• The White House released a “Daddy’s Home” video set to Usher’s song to highlight Trump’s return and lean into Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s nickname for the president.
• Rutte coined the term “daddy” while discussing US commitments to the alliance and later clarified he meant it as a metaphor for Europe’s reliance on American support.
• At the summit, Trump used expletives to criticize Israel and Iran over ceasefire breaches, likening them to “two kids in a schoolyard” brawling.
• The CIA confirmed that last week’s US strike severely damaged key Iranian nuclear facilities, delivering a significant blow to Tehran’s program.