US President Donald Trump offered NATO allies an unexpected warm embrace as they wrapped up a key summit on Wednesday after earlier lashing out at them over their response to his war on Iran.
It was an abrupt swing from antagonism to affection within the space of a few short hours, illustrating the wide range of emotions exhibited by the mercurial US leader.
"It was amazing, actually. The unity in that room was incredible, really a love, it was sort of pretty wild," Trump told reporters after the closed-door meeting of 32 leaders at the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara
"This was a tremendously successful summit."
Behind closed doors, Trump had reassured his counterparts he wanted the US to stay in the military alliance, saying: "We want to remain with you", a source inside the session told the AFP news agency.
