NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- NATO allies will showcase surging defense spending at a summit in Turkey's capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate US President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe's response to the war with Iran.
The two-day gathering at Turkey's sprawling presidential palace comes a year after NATO members pledged to ramp up security-related spending to five percent of GDP under pressure from the US leader.
NATO chief Mark Rutte insists European countries are "delivering"
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