🔥 Lead Story At the NATO summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025, former President Donald Trump stirred controversy by likening the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He declared the strikes “completely obliterated” the sites and likened the impact to the decisive end of World War II, confidently…
In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, Israel resumed airstrikes on Iran mere hours after U.S. President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire—and issued urgent warnings through both channels. 🕊️ Trump’s Ceasefire—Then a Collapse Late Monday, President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Iran, intended to pause the “12‑day war” that had heretofore…
1. Context & Summit Setting NATO’s 2025 Summit unfolded in The Hague on June 24–25, marking Secretary‑General Mark Rutte’s debut leadership in EU territory. With the gathering dubbed the most expensive NATO summit to date—at an eye-watering €183 million—security was ramped up to unprecedented levels. Against this backdrop, Rutte sought to guide the conversation firmly…
