World in Brief: America and Iran exchange airstrikes; Trump alarms allies at NATO summit

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026, NATO chief Mark Rutte called the latest US strikes on Iran “absolutely necessary.” Trump said at the summit that the US would probably hit Iran again on Wednesday night. America and Iran exchanged airstrikes, and Trump alarmed allies at the summit.

Russian missiles hit Kyiv while the summit was under way. Tina Hassel of ARD Brussels said Trump seemed very displeased during the summit over the US strikes on Iran. On the return from Turkey, Trump skipped the new Air Force One.