NICOSIA, Cyprus: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed that his country was a \u201creliable member\u201d of NATO, after a report the United States was considering trying to suspend it over its refusal to support military operations against Iran.<\/p>\n
The Reuters news agency cited an anonymous US official as telling it that the Pentagon had outlined the suspension option in an email looking at ways to punish NATO allies that steered clear of the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n
The same email also suggested the UScould review its position on the Falkland Islands in retaliation for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s lack of support in the war.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpain is a reliable member within NATO\u201d which is fulfilling all its obligations, Sanchez told reporters in English during a visit to Cyprus for an EU summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, I am absolutely not worried,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Socialist leader added in Spanish: \u201cWe don\u2019t work on the basis of emails, we work off official documents and the position that the United States government has set out in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is no provision in the NATO treaty allowing for the suspension or expulsion of a member of the world\u2019s most powerful military alliance.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question about the Reuters report, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said the Defense Department \u201cwill ensure that the president has credible options to ensure that our allies are no longer a paper tiger and instead do their part,\u201d but did not provide further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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