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Middle East Eye • April 24, 2026 06:38

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO: Report

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Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO: Report

An internal Pentagon email has provided options for the US to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support Washington operations carried out in Iran, Reuters reported.

This included suspending Spain from the alliance alongside reviewing Washington's position on UK claim to the Falkland Islands, an American official was cited as saying.

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Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO: Report

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