NATO Chief Says Iran Very Close to Having Capabilities to Strike European Cities

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesIran is “very close” to having the capability to bomb European cities, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said after the UK government confirmed an attempted Iranian missile strike on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, home to a British military base, on March 21.Rutte made the remarks on CBS News’s “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 22, after Israel said that Iran could strike European capitals.