President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge of 5% GDP from each nation in the defensive alliance — with some exceptions.
But the spotlight is now on Trump’s attempts to broker a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The sharp U-turn in hostilities just hours before he departed for the summit is sure to dominate the discussions in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Other news we’re following:
Supreme Court lets Trump deport migrants away from home countries: In a divided vote, the court lifted, for now, an order allowing migrants to challenge the deportations. The majority did not issue details for its decision, but the dissenting liberal justices warned that the court’s action exposes “thousands to the risk of torture or death.”Trump claims both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire: Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect, though Iran’s state media said its military refuted the claim. Iran “violated it but Israel violated it too,” Trump said. “I’m not happy with Israel.”Intelligence leaders will brief Congress on US strike on Iran: The classified briefings take place just three days after Trump directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Democrats and some Republicans have questions about Trump’s unilateral decision to launch military action, arguing he should have gone to Congress for approval — or at least provided more justification for the attacks.
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