JAKARTA - The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday said there was broad support among European allies for President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran.
The United States' attack on Iran along with Israel has triggered a wave of air raids in the Middle East.
"I feel broad support in Europe. I spoke by phone with many leaders over the weekend and also earlier this week," Secretary-General Rutte told reporters during a visit to North Macedonia, launching Al Arabiya from AFP (3/3).
"I certainly feel that denuclearization, denuclearization of ballistic missile capabilities, and also the departure of Khamenei, this is praised by many of my colleagues in NATO," he continued.
It is known that the US and Iran held "Operation Epic Furry" version of Washington or "Operation Roaring Lion" version of Tel Aviv on Saturday, quoted from ABC.
The attack left hundreds of people dead in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of senior Tehran officials.
"According to field reports from the operational team, unfortunately, 787 citizens have been killed in this attack," the Iranian Red Crescent said on its website.
The Red Crescent also said attacks since Saturday had hit 153 cities and more than 500 locations across Iran in more than 1,000 attacks.
In response, Iran has fired missiles at Israel, at US bases around the region and also at targets in regional Arab countries - Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - something US President Donald Trump has called a "major surprise."
Citing CBS News, the US military on Monday said the death toll of its soldiers in the latest conflict with Iran had reached six.
Secretary-General Rutte underlined that the NATO military alliance - which was founded to protect Europe and North America - "was not involved" in the military operation.
"But I can assure you that NATO will defend every inch of NATO territory," he said.
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