Spain's leader sidesteps NATO dispute over reported Pentagon email
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is refusing to engage in a dispute with the U.S. over reports that the Pentagon is considering punishing NATO members who don't support U.S. operations in the Iran war.
Spain hasn't allowed U.S. forces to use its bases or airspace for the war.
A report by the Reuters news agency suggested that an email circulating within the Pentagon says that the U.S. might want to get Spain suspended from NATO. Sánchez on Friday said that “we don't work with emails” and that the Spanish government only takes into account official positions taken by the U.S. government.
NATO operates by consensus and its treaty lacks a mechanism for suspending members.
Pentagon floats NATO punishments
- No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance The Standard —
- Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO - source RTE —
- Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email The Independent —
- Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it BBC News —
- UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo The Guardian —