Nato says US cannot suspend Spain from alliance, after reported Pentagon email - BBC

An internal Pentagon email reportedly listed options to punish allies seen as insufficiently supportive of U.S. actions in the Iran conflict, including reassessing diplomatic backing for certain overseas territories. NATO publicly pushed back, saying the United States cannot unilaterally suspend Spain from the alliance in response. The episode heightens tensions with members such as Spain — which recently closed its airspace to U.S. flights — and follows public threats from U.S. leaders, complicating alliance cohesion and diplomatic coordination.