Overview

• NATO agreed to boost defense budgets to 5% of GDP by 2035, allocating 3.5% for military capabilities and 1.5% for infrastructure and security projects
• President Trump exerted sustained diplomatic pressure to unite all 32 member states behind the new spending commitment
• Secretary General Mark Rutte’s coordination was credited with preserving alliance cohesion despite divergent national interests
• The United States publicly recommitted to the Article 5 collective defense clause, pledging to aid any ally under attack
• In response to US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, Iran announced a temporary suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency