"Nobody's talking about Article 5," Rutte said in an interview at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, even as he described the incident as 'serious'. ADVERTISEMENT"The most important thing is that our adversaries have seen yesterday that NATO is so strong and so vigilant," he said. NATO member Turkey said the alliance's air defences on Wednesday destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile as it headed into Turkish airspace, highlighting the possibility that the conflict could expand to include the entire alliance. NATO's Article 5 specifies that an attack on one of its members is an attack on all of them. Rutte cites broad NATO support for US action despite European criticismRutte said many NATO allies support the United States and Israel in their strikes against Iran as the country was "close to becoming a threat to Europe as well".

Source: The Telegraph March 05, 2026 14:47 UTC