Hegseth blasts NATO members, announces review of US forces in Europe

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NATO Defence Ministers' meeting in Brussels

BRUSSELS, ‌June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. ​Secretary of Defense Pete ⁠Hegseth on Thursday harshly criticised some ​NATO members over defence ‌spending and their stances on the Iran ⁠war as ⁠he announced a review of U.S. military forces in ‌Europe.

"It's a review that ⁠some countries ‌will fail, ​and others will pass with flying ‌colors," Hegseth told ​NATO ⁠defence ministers gathered for ‌a ⁠meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

(Reporting ​by Phil ‌Stewart, Sabine Siebold ⁠and Lili ​Bayer; Editing by ​Andrw Gray)

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