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NATO Chief Rutte: Europe, Not the US, Should Manage the Middle East as It Is 'Our Backyard'

AD23 September · 11:1123 hours ago

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Europe should take responsibility for security in the Middle East once it has rearmament capabilities, arguing that the region is Europe's backyard rather than the United States'. During the UN General Assembly in New York, President Donald Trump urged increased pressure on Iran and claimed discussions with an Iranian delegation were very good. French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the international community for doing too little to stop violence in Gaza, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as a shameful concentration camp and called attacks on Black Sea shipping unacceptable.

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