23.06.2025 17:34
Speaking about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas for 11 days, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated, "Iran should not develop nuclear weapons. Allies have repeatedly called on Iran to fulfill its obligations." Rutte also argued that "the U.S. attack on nuclear facilities in Iran does not violate international law."
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made statements to the press before the NATO Summit held in The Hague, Netherlands.
"UKRAINE'S NATO MEMBERSHIP IS A POINT OF NO RETURN" Rutte pointed out that an agreement was reached on Ukraine's NATO membership at last year's summit in Washington, stating that the consensus that "Ukraine's accession to NATO is a point of no return" is still valid.
"LEADERS WILL MAKE BOLD DECISIONS" Rutte said, "Leaders will make bold decisions to strengthen our collective defense. This will include a new plan that will raise the defense investment target to 5%."
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte "ALLIES HAVE CALLED ON IRAN REPEATEDLY" Speaking about the war between Israel and Iran, NATO Secretary General stated, "Iran should not develop nuclear weapons. Allies have repeatedly called on Iran to fulfill its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)."
"THE US ATTACK ON IRAN DID NOT VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW" Additionally, addressing the US attack on nuclear facilities in Iran, Rutte argued that "Washington's attack did not violate international law."
CONFLICT STARTED WITH ISRAEL'S VIOLENT ATTACKS ON IRAN On June 13, Israel launched extensive attacks targeting the military high command, primarily the nuclear facilities in various cities of Iran.
In the attacks, the Chief of General Staff, the Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, and several senior commanders, along with 9 nuclear scientists, were killed.
The Iranian Ministry of Health announced on June 21 that the total civilian death toll from Israeli attacks was 430, and the number of injured exceeded 3,500.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office reported that 24 people were killed and 1,272 were injured in the retaliatory actions by the Iranian army.
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