NATO countries are “coming together” to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.K. leading a multinational effort, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Sunday. “It is only logical that European countries needed a couple of weeks to come together,

The following is the transcript of the interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 22, 2026.

Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump’s threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, amid escalating tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.

After President Trump called NATO a "paper tiger without the U.S.," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the alliance has had "several conversations

“Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!” Trump said about the alliance.

NATO must avoid any retrenchment along the flanks of the military bloc to maintain credible deterrence against Russian aggression at the time when the US is focused on the war in the Middle East, according to the Norwegian defense minister.

President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Friday that it had pulled all its personnel from Iraq and moved them to Europe. The staff are focused on training security institutions in the country, which shares a land border of roughly 1,

Did President Trump post on Truth Social that if NATO allies continue to refuse help with opening the "straight" of Hormuz he would "reaffirm" his commitment to securing Greenland? No, that's not