U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces a six-month Pentagon review of American troop deployments and access to bases in Europe during a meeting with NATO defense ministers in Brussels. Across reports, Hegseth links the review to what he characterizes as inadequate European support during the Iran war, including criticism that some allies did not provide the United States access to European bases for possible operations. He describes the assessment as a “real review,” intended to push NATO toward Europe taking “primary responsibility” for its own defense. Several outlets report that he tells NATO partners the review’s outcome could affect future U.S. support, with warnings that the United States may cut contributions or funding expectations if European countries do not increase defense efforts. The coverage also emphasizes his broader critique of NATO, with some describing his comments as accusing the alliance of being ineffective or insufficiently supportive of Washington. European partners and NATO officials are not cited directly in the provided summaries, but the reports portray the remarks as escalating tensions between the United States and some NATO allies over security responsibilities and defense spending priorities.