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Video. Belgium's Defence Minister: "The Iranian regime is always lying"

Updated: 09/07/2026 - 9:38 GMT+2

"You cannot build Rome in one day." Belgium's Defence Minister Theo Francken joins Euronews' Shona Murray for a special report live from the NATO Summit in Ankara, discussing Ukraine, Iran, NATO and Belgium's largest defence investment in more than two decades.

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