Trump at NATO Summit to Push ‘Historic’ 5 Percent Spending Goal Amid Global Conflicts

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—President Donald Trump will arrive in The Hague on June 24 for a critical NATO summit, aiming to secure unprecedented defense spending commitments from allies, an issue he’s championed for years. This year’s summit is poised to set a bold new defense spending target of 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for each member country, more than doubling the current 2 percent benchmark. Trump’s whirlwind 24-hour visit to the Netherlands comes amid a geopolitical storm in the Middle East. The Iran–Israel conflict has entered its 10th day, further escalated by U.S. airstrikes over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear facilities, intended to halt Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons....