NATO's Rutte: Europeans are ensuring agreements with US on military bases are implemented

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3808,w_5712/669927' alt=' NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. (photo credit: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)' title=' NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. (photo credit: YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)' /><br />Rutte also said "more and more" European nations were pre-positioning assets such as minehunters and minesweepers close to the Gulf to be ready for a "next phase".<br />