The leaders reaffirmed their “ironclad commitment” to NATO’s collective defense clause, Article 5. In recent years, Trump had sowed seeds of doubt about whether the U.S. — NATO’s most powerful member — would come to the aid of any ally under attack.

Here are the key takeaways from the 2025 NATO Summit. Early U.S. intelligence on the weekend strikes carried out in Iran reportedly suggests that they were not as effective as initially thought, in stark contrast to Trump’s assertion that the strikes “totally obliterated" the sites.

In a press conference before heading back to Washington, Trump struck a conciliatory tone as he sought to harvest praise for the spending boost.