NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses a press conference a day prior to a meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in The Hague. AFP
"When it comes to NATO's stance on Iran's nuclear programme, allies have long agreed that Iran must not develop a nuclear weapon," said Rutte ahead of a NATO summit in The Hague.
He dismissed suggestions that the war in the Middle East would deflect attention from the summit of the 32 NATO leaders starting on Tuesday.
Rutte also claimed that Iran was "heavily involved" in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said US warplanes had used "bunker buster" bombs that had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Other officials said it was too soon to assess the true impact on Iran's nuclear programme, which Israel and some Western states consider an existential threat.
Iran has warned the US bombing would "pave the way for the extension of war in the region" and threatened "serious, unpredictable consequences."
As the world awaited Iran's response, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the bombing campaign Israel launched on June 13 "a big mistake".
Israeli attackcs on Iran have killed more than 400 people, Iran's health ministry said. Iran's retaliation on Israel have killed 24 people, according to official figures.
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