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Shona Murray

EXPLAINED: Pentagon considers suspending spain from nato | Rare Historical Photos

A leaked email suggests the Pentagon has outlined a set of options aimed at penalising NATO countries that rejected calls to assist in the Iran war, suspending Spain’s membership of NATO, as well as undermining US support for the UK's territorial control of the Falklands.

The internal email describes the well-vented frustration in Washington with some NATO countries for blocking US forces from using air bases in their territories to refuel military aircraft, and from their airspace while en route to bomb Iran.

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