NATO leader praises Trump for 'decisive action' on Iran

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President Donald Trump was hailed at the 2025 NATO Summit after the U.S. struck Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised Trump as a "man of strength" and a "man of peace."

"I just want to recognize your decisive action on Iran," Rutte said at the start of his joint remarks with the president. "You are a man of strength, but you are also a man of peace. And the fact that you are now also successful in getting this ceasefire done between Israel and Iran— I really want to commend you for that. I think this is important for the whole world."

  • President Donald Trump, left, speaks to NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte during a North Atlantic Council plenary meeting.

    President Donald Trump, left, speaks to NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte during a North Atlantic Council plenary meeting during the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo Kin Cheung, Pool)

  • Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte converse during a group photo.

    President Donald Trump, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

  • President Donald Trump speaks to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a NATO summit at the Hague.

    President Donald Trump speaks to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the start of a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

  • President Donald Trump sits with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

    U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025.  (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

  • President Donald Trump and Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof shake hands at a NATO summit at the Hague.

    President Donald Trump meets with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

  • President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speak during a NATO plenary session at the Hague.

    President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with Poland's President Andrzej Duda during a plenary session at the NATO summit.

    President Donald Trump greets Poland's President Andrzej Duda during a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

  • President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

    President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte as he arrives for a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Piroschka Van De Wouw, Pool Photo via AP)

  • President Donald Trump is greeted by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (right) and Netherland Prime Minister Dick Schoof (left) at the official welcoming ceremony for the 2025 NATO Summit at The Hague on June 25, 2025.

    President Donald Trump is greeted by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (right) and Netherland Prime Minister Dick Schoof (left) at the official welcoming ceremony for the 2025 NATO Summit at The Hague on June 25, 2025. (AP Images)

  • President Donald Trump greets Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze at the 2025 NATO summit.

    President Donald Trump greets Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze before the start of a plenary session of the NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

  • President Donald Trump greets North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.

    President Donald Trump greets North Macedonia's President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova ahead of a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the NATO summit.

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at a dinner for NATO heads of states and government on the sidelines of a NATO summit, at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.  (Reuters/Toby Melville)

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While en route to the Netherlands for the summit, Trump shared several texts from Rutte in which the NATO leader expressed his support for the president’s move against Iran.

"Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do. It makes us all safer," Rutte wrote in the texts that Trump shared on Truth Social. 

Mapped areas where the US launched strikes in Iran

Map of US strikes on Iran. (Fox News)

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Rutte also praised Trump’s effort to get NATO members to pay more and said the president was "flying into another big success" after all countries—except Spain—agreed to spend 5% of their GDP on defense. He added that Trump achieved something "NO American president in decades could get done."

Leaders of NATO member states had mixed reactions to the strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, with several calling for de-escalation while acknowledging the threat a nuclear Iran would pose to global security.

NATO leaders pose for a photo at the 2025 summit

Leaders of NATO member states had mixed reactions to the strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. (REUTERS/Claudia Greco)

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"Iran’s nuclear program is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X. "The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority. We call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a similar statement, adding: "As G7 leaders agreed in Kananaskis, the resolution of the Iranian crisis should lead to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza."

Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.