{"id":2451410,"date":"2025-06-24T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-ambassador-to-nato-says-allies-recognize-countrys-capabilities-against-iran\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:39:37","slug":"us-ambassador-to-nato-says-allies-recognize-countrys-capabilities-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-ambassador-to-nato-says-allies-recognize-countrys-capabilities-against-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US ambassador to NATO says allies recognize country\u2019s \u2018capabilities\u2019 against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-ambassador-to-nato-says-allies-recognize-countrys-capabilities-against-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Ambassador to NATO matthew Whitaker indicated that notable progress is anticipated at the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague,notably against the backdrop of recent tensions with Iran. Following U.S. military strikes ordered by President Donald Trump, Iran launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar but reported no casualties. Whitaker emphasized that the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >possesses unique military capabilities<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-strategist-democrats-should-mimic-donald-trumps-policies\/\" title=\"Liberal Strategist: Democrats Should Mimic Donald ...&#039;s Policies\">allies recognize<\/a> and value. He noted that the objective is for both the U.S. and Iran to cease hostilities to allow for peace and prosperity. Despite concerns over Iran&#8217;s actions, he expressed hope in President Trump&#8217;s ability to forge peace. The summit is also expected to address NATO defense spending agreements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US ambassador to NATO says allies recognize country&rsquo;s &lsquo;capabilities&rsquo; against Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2157268\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO<\/a> Matthew Whitaker predicted that &ldquo;history&rdquo; will be accomplished at this year&rsquo;s NATO summit, which is being held just after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> ordered strikes against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Iran launched short- and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-nuclear-threat-against-japan-hybrid-warfare-and-the-end-of-minimum-deterrence\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare And The End Of Minimum Deterrence\">medium-range ballistic missiles<\/a> at a U.S. military base in Qatar at 7:30 p.m. Qatar time. No casualties were reported from the attack, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3451663\/trump-announces-ceasefire-israel-iran-conclude-12-day-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran has since agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel<\/a>. Whitaker&rsquo;s comments on the United States and its allies came as Trump participates in the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3452685\/amazon-prime-wonder-project-unveils-new-faith-based-subscription-series\/\">Amazon Prime unveils new faith-based subscription series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3451943\/where-things-stand-israel-iran-conflict-timeline\/\">Where do things stand in Israel-Iran conflict? 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He added that Iran&rsquo;s risk of causing casualties &mdash; there were none &mdash; with the attack was &ldquo;very limited,&rdquo; and it was just an &ldquo;off-ramp&rdquo; for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Following Iran&rsquo;s attack, the country broke<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3451882\/trump-livid-ceasefire-violated-israel-iran-dont-know-what-theyre-doing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Trump&rsquo;s ceasefire<\/a> after it and Israel exchanged attacks four hours before the halt was set to begin. When asked if the ceasefire would hold, Whitaker said Trump will set U.S. policy on this, adding that the president has been &ldquo;very clear&rdquo; that Iran cannot get hold of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3451908\/iran-arrests-over-500-for-suspected-israeli-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">IRAN ARRESTS OVER 500 FOR SUSPECTED ISRAELI TIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whitaker also said both sides need to &ldquo;stop the fighting&rdquo; so Trump can deliver peace and &ldquo;prosperity&rdquo; across the world. He expressed hope that the president can continue being a &ldquo;peacemaker&rdquo; going forward.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Trump shared a series of text messages from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-rutte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte<\/a>, who congratulated the president for his ceasefire deal and said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3452166\/trump-shares-adoring-texts-nato-chief-mark-rutte-defense-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump was &ldquo;flying into another big success&rdquo;<\/a> ahead of the summit. It came as Trump&rsquo;s European counterparts are expected to sign an agreement requiring NATO nations to spend at least 5% on defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3432185\/hegseth-nato-near-consensus-defense-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">something the Trump administration has been pushing for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2157268\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2157268\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US NATO ambassador highlights allies&#8217; recognition of US capabilities against Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2451411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Matthew-Whitaker-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57821,57820,50459,32634],"class_list":["post-2451410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran-relations","tag-military-capabilities","tag-nato-2","tag-us-ambassador"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Matthew-Whitaker-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451414,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451410\/revisions\/2451414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}