Overview
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that President Donald Trump will attend the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on July 7–8, confirming the administration will take part in the talks.
- Rubio described the meeting as likely the most important in NATO's history and said there are specific problems the U.S. wants corrected at the summit.
- The administration's push follows public frustration from Trump over NATO members such as Germany and Spain for declining to support U.S. and Israeli military actions related to Iran, which the White House says undercuts the alliance's usefulness.
- U.S. officials plan to press for major reforms focused on burden‑sharing, military access to European bases and cooperative measures for protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump also announced he will attend the G7 in Évian this month, a parallel diplomatic track that could shape transatlantic coordination and influence whether NATO changes are adopted or meet resistance from European leaders.