NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praises President Trump for eliminating Khamenei and degrading Iran's capabilities as he claims European allies are supporting the effort.

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Thursday he was "not deaf" to criticism that he goes overboard in praising Donald Trump but argued the U.S. president deserved it.

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for leading "crucial" joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Ali Khamenei on Monday The post NATO Boss Declares Trump Has ‘Widespread Support’ For Iran Strikes From European Leaders first appeared on Mediaite.

Mark Rutte, secretary general of NATO, said the invocation of the alliance's Article 5 was not in order over the Turkey incident.

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