Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, confirmed the position of Trump negotiator Steven Witkoff that Iran was on the brink of developing a nuclear weapon.

Commenting on the current U.S-led war on the Iranian regime, Rutte acknowledged, “NATO is not itself involved, but let’s be absolutely clear-eyed to what’s happening here: Iran is close to getting its hands on a nuclear capability and a ballistic missile capability, which is both a threat to not only the region, the Middle East, including posing an existential threat to Israel, but it is also posing a new threat to us here in Europe.”

NATO's Rutte on Iran:

Iran is close to getting its hand on a nuclear capability and on a ballistic missile capability. pic.twitter.com/UF7YAgEy5Y

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“The fact that Khamenei is now gone, who is responsible for only this year, thousands, potentially 10,000 of people dying because of the Iranian regime,” he stated. “And people were starting to protest against the regime in January. We have seen all that. So I think we are all better off with him gone and with the nuclear and ballistic capability being beaten and degraded as it is, as we speak. I was on the phone with many leaders over the weekend and also early this week, and I clearly sensed that taking out nuclear capability, taking out the ballistic missile capability, and also Khamenei, this is applauded by many of my colleagues in NATO.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomes the death of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a visit to North Macedonia pic.twitter.com/YoGgSgoqVr

— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 3, 2026

Speaking on “Fox & Friends,” Rutte noted, “First of all, say that my thoughts are with the service members, the U. S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice over the last couple of days. And let me also say that the commander-in-chief, the leader of the free world, President Donald J. Trump, I really commend what is happening here, taking out Khamenei, taking out the nuclear capability in Iran, but also taking out the ballistic missile program in Iran. This is crucial.”

“And what I see in Europe — I spoke with all the key European leaders over the weekend — is widespread support for what the president is doing and also making sure that, when it comes to logistics, access, defending key U. S. interests in Europe and in the region, the Europeans are really stepping up.”

.@SecGenNATO Mark Rutte: "I really commend what is happening here. Taking out Khamenei… but also taking out the ballistic missile program in Iran… I spoke with all the key European leaders over the weekend. [There's] widespread support for the president's doing." pic.twitter.com/qHsNoSIpjK

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Hawaii’s hard-Left Democratic senator Brian Schatz, ever-eager to join the chorus of anti-Israel activists and the “horseshoe” Right in vilifying the Jewish state, found himself in the crosshairs of reality this week after peddling a blatant falsehood regarding President Trump’s leadership.

Following the decisive U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime’s nuclear infrastructure — an operation necessitated by the regime’s own admission that they were a week away from a bomb — Schatz took to X to suggest the American Commander-in-Chief was MIA. “Why is the Prime Minister of Israel going on TV to explain this war and not the President of the United States?” Schatz demanded.

Why is the Prime Minister of Israel going on TV to explain this war and not the President of the United States?

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) March 3, 2026

The only problem? It was a complete fabrication. Schatz was immediately taken to task by observers who pointed out that President Trump had already addressed the nation, providing the very clarity Schatz claimed was missing.

Trump literally did this morning.

So did Hegseth.

So did Vance.

So did Rubio.

Such a pathetic attempt here.

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 3, 2026

The administration did explain this, including the president himself .

PM Netanyahu did not give an address to the nation, He simply gave an interview to Shawn Hannity, as he frequently does.

Go touch some grass dear.

— Lola (@Lola90408) March 3, 2026

The Senator’s attempt to frame the conflict as being driven solely by Jerusalem, rather than a joint effort to neutralize an existential threat, was a transparent play to the radical base of the Democratic Party and the horseshoe Right.

Schatz’s dishonesty on social media follows a pattern of hysterical opposition to the administration’s foreign policy. He quickly labeled the strike a “war of choice” and a “mistake,” clinging to the failed Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) as if a piece of paper would stop a regime that Trump negotiator Steve Witkoff revealed was “proud” of evading oversight to build 11 nuclear bombs. “Had President Trump stuck to negotiations or not exited the JCPOA, this could have been avoided,” he hyperventilated.

This is the same senator who recently likened the administration’s actions against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to the Iraq War, calling the incursion a “fantasy” and a “dumb war.” Ironically, considering the mission was a huge success, he concluded, “We all know how this is likely to end, and it will not be good for us.”

Schatz has even gone so far as to accuse the President of “making people poorer on purpose,” bizarrely claiming Trump was more focused on a “$300 million ballroom” than the cost of living.

Whether it’s the economy or national security, Schatz seems less interested in the facts and more interested in a “peace at any price” narrative — even if that price is a nuclear-armed Iran.