THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - NATO Backs Spain Amid Reports Pentagon Discussed Suspending It From Alliance.
NATO has backed Spain amid reports of a leaked, rumored Pentagon email discussing its possible suspension from the alliance.
NATO has backed Spain amid reports of a leaked , rumored Pentagon email discussing its possible suspension from the alliance. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A rumored email from the Pentagon outlined potential retaliation against NATO allies that did not support U.S. operations in the Iran war, suggesting that Spain could be suspended from the alliance. A NATO official told the BBC on Friday that the alliance’s founding treaty “does not foresee any provision for suspension of NATO membership, or expulsion.” DETAIL: A rumored Pentagon internal email , described to the media on Friday, floated the possibility of suspending Spain from NATO. The Socialist Party-led country, along with several other European NATO members, refused the U.S.…Open