NATO has backed Spain amid reports of a leaked, rumored Pentagon email discussing its possible suspension from the alliance.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A rumored email from the Pentagon outlined potential retaliation against NATO allies that did not support U.S. operations in the Iran war, suggesting that Spain could be suspended from the alliance. A NATO official told the BBC on Friday that the alliance’s founding treaty “does not foresee any provision for suspension of NATO membership, or expulsion.” 📰 DETAIL: A rumored Pentagon internal email, described to the media on Friday, floated the possibility of suspending Spain from NATO. The Socialist Party-led country, along with several other European NATO members, refused the U.S. access, basing, and overflight rights (ABO) amid the war with Iran, angering President Donald J. Trump. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he is unconcerned by reports of the suspension discussions at the Pentagon, saying at a European Union (EU) summit in Cyprus on Friday, “We do not work based on emails. We work with official documents and official positions taken, in this case, by the government of the United States.” 💬 KEY QUOTE: “As President Trump has said, despite everything that the United States has done for our NATO allies, they were not there for us. The War Department will ensure that the President has credible options to ensure that our allies are no longer a paper tiger and instead do their part. We have no further comment on any internal deliberations to that effect.” – Kingsley Wilson, Pentagon Press Secretary. 🎯 IMPACT: Tensions between the United States and Europe have been running high since the onset of the Iran war. Beyond suspending Spain from NATO, other punitive measures, which The National Pulse understands have not yet been seriously discussed at a high level, were outlined, such as reviewing U.S. support for European “imperial possessions” like Britain’s Falkland Islands. 👀 FLASHBACK: Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, Spain drove 15 U.S. military aircraft out of their Spanish bases. Last month, Spain and other European countries reportedly began drawing up contingency plans to maintain the continent’s defense capabilities without U.S. involvement. |
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