🔘The Pentagon’s NATO review will give Hegseth at least four options for reducing or reshaping U.

NATO allies will be assessed based on their defense spending, contributions to NATO forces, access for U.S. military operations, and support for U.S. defense and foreign policy priorities.

European allies fear the decision to cut U.S. forces may already be made, particularly as Trump has accused some NATO members of “free-riding” and failing to support the U.S. during the Iran war.