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Anonymousabout 4 hours ago

A leaked Pentagon email proposing Spain's suspension from NATO over its refusal to support US military operations in Iran has no legal basis under the alliance's founding treaty, which contains no mechanism for expulsion or suspension. The episode, rooted in Spain's denial of base access and airspace to US forces and a broader dispute over defense spending, has drawn firm pushback from NATO, European allies, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez — while exposing deepening fractures over burden-sharing, the Iran war, and European strategic autonomy.