World leaders gather to discuss defence amid Israel-Iran tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Picture date: Tuesday June 24, 2025.

Tensions between Israel and Iran could dominate discussions among world leaders at the Nato summit amid a fragile ceasefire.

Keir Starmer is among those in The Hague for a gathering of the alliance, having called on the Middle Eastern nations to maintain the pause in hostilities.