EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump declared victory on a key element of his international agenda when he told Congress that “money is pouring in” from NATO countries to support the defense alliance, leaving aides to explain the boast.

EghtesadOnline: U.S Secretary of Defense James Mattis, on his first full day in office, spoke with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to highlight the importance he places on the military alliance, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend a rescheduled meeting of the NATO alliance’s 28 foreign ministers after coming under fire for saying he would miss the event because it conflicted with his schedule.

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the Trump administration to uphold its commitment to NATO, saying the military alliance is as valuable to the U.S. as to its other members.

EghtesadOnline: European allies will tell the United States' new defense secretary on Wednesday that NATO is not the weak alliance U.S. President Donald Trump has accused it of being, at one of the most anticipated NATO meetings in years.