{"id":206105,"date":"2026-04-01T12:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-trump-says-he-is-strongly-considering-pulling-out-of-nato-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:51:41","slug":"live-updates-trump-says-he-is-strongly-considering-pulling-out-of-nato-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-trump-says-he-is-strongly-considering-pulling-out-of-nato-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Trump says he is strongly considering pulling out of NATO – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morning Rundown: Battle over birthright citizenship, NASA moon mission set to launch, and Army aircrew who flew near Kid Rock\u2019s home escapes punishment<\/a><\/span><\/use><\/svg><\/a>
The president will address the nation tonight to deliver an \u201cimportant update\u201d on the war, the White House said.
<\/span>Iranians gathered in Tehran\u2019s Enghelab Square on Tuesday to mark Islamic Republic Day and show support for the government.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fatemeh Bahrami \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span>
President Donald Trump says the war with Iran will end in two to three weeks, even as the fighting continues to spread across the Middle East and as U.S. troops continue to head to the region.
Meanwhile, a chilling video is showing the moment U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson is apparently grabbed by Iranian-backed militants in Iraq. One suspected kidnapper was arrested, but the others escaped with Kittleston. The U.S. says it\u2019s working to ensure her release \u201cas quickly as possible.\u201d
In a rare address to the nation, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the \u201ceconomic shocks\u201d from the Iran war could last for months, encouraging Australians to consider using public transportation.
\u201cYou should go about your business and your life as normal,\u201d Albanese said, while urging Australians to take only as much as fuel as they need.\u00a0
\u201cEnjoy your Easter, and if you\u2019re hitting the road, don\u2019t take more fuel than you need \u2014 just fill up like you normally would,\u201d he said.\u00a0
\u201cAnd over coming weeks, if you can switch to catching the train, bus or tram to work \u2014 do so,\u201d he added.\u00a0
Though Albanese has said Australia\u2019s short-term fuel supply is secure, the government halved fuel taxes starting today and at least two states have made public transportation free.
Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to deliver a national address since Scott Morrison during the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.
An Israeli strike in Beirut killed seven people and injured 26 others, Lebanese officials said today.
Earlier, the country\u2019s Ministry of Public Health said the attack in the Jnah neighborhood of the capital had killed five people and injured 21.
Pope Leo XIV expressed hope for an end to the Iran war ahead of the Easter holiday this weekend, calling for a reduction in violence and a renewed focus on diplomacy.
\u201cI\u2019m told that President Trump recently stated that he would like to end the war,\u201d Leo told reporters in Rome yesterday. \u201cHopefully he\u2019s looking for an off-ramp.\u201d
He added, \u201cHopefully he\u2019s looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, which would be a significant contribution to removing the hatred that\u2019s being created \u2014 that\u2019s increasing constantly \u2014 in the Middle East and elsewhere.\u201d
Leo called on all world leaders to return to dialogue and look for ways to reduce violence so that \u201cpeace, especially at Easter, might reign in our hearts.\u201d
A Bangladeshi national was killed in the United Arab Emirates by debris from a drone that was intercepted by air defenses, authorities said.
The incident took place on a farm in the Al-Rifa\u2019a area in the emirate of Fujairah.
Separately, an Indian national was injured in a similar incident today in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain, officials said.
There are an estimated 24 million migrant workers in the Gulf region, many of them from South Asia. Yesterday, the Dubai Media Office said two Indian nationals, one Bangladeshi national and one Sri Lankan national were injured by debris from an interception that fell on houses in southern Dubai.
President Donald Trump told The Daily Telegraph, a British right-wing newspaper, that NATO was an ineffective “paper tiger” and that he was strongly considering leaving the alliance \u2014 a theme he’s warmed to in recent weeks after European allies declined<\/a> to join or support the U.S.-Israeli military action in Iran.
But this is far from the first time he’s made such a threat. Back in 2018 during his first term in office, Trump said that he would consider leaving<\/a> if other member states don’t “pay their bills.”
The president has long berated nations for failing to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, a NATO membership requirement. All members now spend this much, but the requirement is rising to 5% from 2035.
NBC News reported earlier this month<\/a> that the Pentagon was considering giving up the role of being the supreme allied commander in Europe, overseeing forces and activities across the continent. Such a move would be seen as a major signal of the U.S walking away from the alliance.
Iran\u2019s recently installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has praised Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah and expressed support for its leadership, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
In the statement, Khamenei said Hezbollah\u2019s Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, is guiding the movement through a \u201csensitive and historic moment.\u201d
\u201cI hope that you will be able to thwart the plans of the Zionist enemy, defeat them and once again bring the taste of peace and honor to the dear people of Lebanon,\u201d the report said.\u00a0
Khamenei\u2019s current whereabouts are unknown, and he has not made any recent public appearances. Iran-linked Hezbollah has been greatly weakened in recent years after Israeli attacks wiped out much of its leadership and injured its rank and file.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the United Kingdom is \u201cfully committed to NATO,\u201d after President Donald Trump told a British newspaper he was considering pulling the United States out of the defense alliance.
\u201cWe are fully committed to NATO,\u201d Starmer told reporters today. \u201cNATO is the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen.\u201d
\u201cIt\u2019s in our interests to have a strong relationship with the U.S. and with Europe,\u201d he said, adding that the U.K. needs a \u201cstronger relationship with Europe\u201d in areas including defense, security, energy, emissions and the economy.
\u201cI actually think that will help strengthen our relationship with the U.S.,\u201d he added.\u00a0
In a Truth Social post yesterday, Trump had criticized the UK for not getting involved in its war with Iran, adding that the U.S. \u201cwon\u2019t be there to help.\u201d
\u201cGo get your own oil,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0
Fourteen people were injured in Israel after a missile attack, including an 11-year-old girl, Israeli officials said.
The girl remains in \u201cserious condition\u201d after sustaining shrapnel injuries to her limbs. A 13-year-old boy and a 36-year-old also suffered shrapnel injuries but are in \u201cmoderate condition,\u201d according to a spokesperson for Magen David Adom, Israel\u2019s national emergency service.
Eleven others sustained minor injuries and are in \u201cmild condition,\u201d the spokesperson added.
Oil fell below $100 per barrel and Asian shares were sharply higher today after U.S. stocks soared to their best day in almost a year<\/a> on renewed hopes that the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0could soon end.
South Korea\u2019s Kospi recovered its losses from earlier this week, surging 8.4% to 5,478.70, while Tokyo\u2019s Nikkei 225 rose 5.2% to 53,739.68. A survey by Japan\u2019s central bank released today showed business sentiment for major Japanese manufacturers\u00a0improved\u00a0despite Iran war worries.
Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng was up 2.3% to 25,346.42, while the Shanghai Composite index was trading 1.5% higher at 3,948.55. Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 was up 2.2% to 8,671.80.
Taiwan\u2019s Taiex climbed 4.6%, and India\u2019s Sensex rose 2.4%. U.S. futures were 0.7% higher.
Trump says he is strongly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, the U.S.-led military alliance that has been a cornerstone of the international order since the end of World War II, citing NATO allies\u2019 failure to join the Iran war.
In an interview with The Telegraph<\/a>, Trump said a U.S. withdrawal from NATO was \u201cbeyond reconsideration.\u201d
\u201cI was never swayed by NATO,\u201d he said. \u201cI always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way.\u201d
<\/span>President Trump at the NATO summit in Brussels in 2018.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Sean Gallup \/ Getty Images file<\/span>
Trump has been frustrated by a perceived lack of support from the 31 other NATO member countries, who were not consulted about the Iran war before the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Feb. 28. Spain, for example, has refused to let the U.S. use its airspace or jointly\u00a0operate\u00a0military bases for the conflict, while the German defense minister has said it is \u201cnot our war.\u201d
“I just think it should be automatic,” Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been there automatically, including Ukraine. Ukraine wasn\u2019t our problem. It was a test, and we were there for them, and we would always have been there for them. They weren\u2019t there for us.\u201d
Oil and gas prices in Europe are unlikely to return to normal anytime soon, even if the Iran war were to end immediately, the E.U. energy commissioner said.
<\/span>Motorists filling their cars at a gas station in Derby, England, on Friday.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Loannis Alexopoulos \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span>
While there are no immediate shortages of oil or gas in the 27-member bloc, there is growing pressure on diesel and jet fuel supplies<\/a>, Commissioner Dan J\u00f8rgensen told reporters yesterday. He also warned of \u201cincreasing constraints\u201d on global gas markets and the spillover effect on electricity prices.
\u201cWhat I find extremely important is to state as clearly as I can, that even if that peace is here tomorrow, still we will not go back to normal in a foreseeable future,\u201d he said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the \u201cfinish line\u201d of the Iran war was within sight, and that the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0will have to re-examine its relations with\u00a0NATO\u00a0once the conflict is over.
\u201cWe can see the finish line. It\u2019s not today, it\u2019s not tomorrow, but it is coming,\u201d he said in an interview on Fox News.
Rubio also complained about the perceived lack of support from NATO allies that have resisted becoming directly involved in the Iran war. Spain, for example, has refused to let the U.S. use its airspace or jointly\u00a0operate\u00a0military bases for the conflict.
Rubio said that once the Iran war ends, the U.S. will have to assess whether the U.S.-led military alliance formed after World War II is still serving the country\u2019s interests, \u201cor has it now become a one-way street where America is simply in a position to defend Europe, but when we need the help of our allies, they\u2019re going to deny us basing rights, and they\u2019re going to deny us overflight?\u201d
Indonesia has called on the United Nations to investigate attacks that killed three of its peacekeepers and injured five others in Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out strikes against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group.
Two Indonesian peacekeepers from the U.N. mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, were killed Monday when an \u201cexplosion of unknown origin\u201d destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan, the U.N. said. It was the second such incident in less than 24 hours after another Indonesian peacekeeper was killed Sunday.
\u201cWe demand investigation by the United Nations, not excuses from Israel,\u201d said Umar Hadi, Indonesia\u2019s representative to the U.N., adding that the attacks \u201cmay constitute war crimes under international law.\u201d
The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that an internal review found it was not responsible for the explosive device that killed the two peacekeepers on Monday, and that no IDF troops were present in the area.
\u201cThe IDF is operating against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, and not against UNIFIL, the Lebanese Armed Forces, or Lebanese civilians,\u201d it said in a statement.
A building in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, adjacent to the highway that leads to Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, was hit by an Israeli strike yesterday, leading to a dramatic explosion.
Lebanese health officials said Israeli attacks had killed seven people in Beirut, though it was not clear whether any of the casualties were at the building, where Israel had issued an evacuation order.
<\/span>Fadel Itani \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span>
<\/span>Fadel Itani \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span>
Israel\u2019s military said it carried out \u201cwide-scale waves\u201d of strikes in Tehran overnight.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said it targeted what it described as \u201cinfrastructure sites of the Iranian terror regime\u201d in the capital.\u00a0
The military did not immediately provide further details on the extent of the damage or casualties.
An American journalist was kidnapped in\u00a0Iraq\u00a0yesterday by suspected Iranian-backed militants, according to the State Department and the country\u2019s Interior Ministry.
The journalist was identified in the hours after her kidnapping came to light as freelancer Shelly Kittleson, with Al-Monitor, one of the publications she works for, calling for her \u201csafe and immediate release.\u201d
Dylan Johnson, the assistant secretary of state for global affairs,\u00a0said in a post on X<\/a>\u00a0that the State Department was \u201caware of the reported kidnapping of an American journalist in Baghdad, Iraq.\u201d
He said the State Department had \u201cpreviously fulfilled our duty to warn this individual of threats against them\u201d and would \u201ccontinue to coordinate with the FBI to ensure their release as quickly as possible.\u201d
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Trump\u00a0will address the nation tonight to deliver an \u201cimportant update\u201d on\u00a0the war in Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced\u00a0on social media<\/a>.
Leavitt\u00a0did not provide\u00a0more details about what Trump is expected to say. His remarks are scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.
Trump discussed the war in a\u00a0phone interview with NBC News<\/a>\u00a0yesterday morning, saying that \u201cwe\u2019re doing great\u201d and that the conflict is \u201ccoming to an end.\u201d\u00a0He later told reporters\u00a0that he expects the U.S. to \u201cleave\u201d Iran within two or three weeks, adding that Iran does not have to\u00a0make a deal\u00a0with the U.S. for the war to end.
Still, that came a day after\u00a0Trump said\u00a0that the U.S. was negotiating with Iran and that there had been progress, while he also threatened Iranian infrastructure if a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was not reached. Iran has said\u00a0there are no negotiations\u00a0with the U.S.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
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