Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email - AP News

Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email  AP News

Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says - Reuters

Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says  Reuters

Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it

This story will make greater waves in the UK than in the US, which for Donald Trump is an opportunity for leverage, Joe Inwood writes.

EU prepares 'blueprint' for mutual aid clause amid Trump worries

The US president has cast doubt on the US commmitment to NATO over members' response to the war in Iran.

UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran war The UK’s position on the Falklands is resolute and unchanging, Downing Street has insisted, after a leaked Pentagon internal email proposed the US should reassess its support for Britain’s claim to the islands because of a lack of support over Iran. Keir Starmer’s spokesperson did not push back against the likely veracity of the email but insisted that the UK’s defence and securi...

By Dan Sabbagh , Peter Walker and Sam Jones

US considers suspending Spain from NATO, reported internal email suggests

Pentagon email obtained by Reuters reveals US anger at Spain and the UK as Iran war tensions persist.

Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax on U.S. tech firms

The tax is a 2% levy on the revenues of search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from U.K. users.

Spain responds to reported US plans to punish NATO allies

An internal Pentagon email reportedly proposes a series of options to punish NATO allies for failing to provide support in the Iran war. Suspending Spain from the alliance was just one possibility it considered.

Sanchez brushes off reported Pentagon email mulling suspending Spain's NATO membership

Spain's centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday declined to comment on a reported Pentagon email written by top policy adviser Elbridge Colby raising the possibility of suspending Madrid from the NATO military alliance. The note reportedly also suggested reconsidering US support for the UK's claim to the Falkland Islands.

By FRANCE 24

Pentagon floats suspending Spain from Nato and punishing other allies over perceived lack of support in Iran war

Spain’s prime minister has dismissed the report

By Menelaos Hadjicostis and Lorne Cook

Pentagon email raises the possibility of suspending Spain from NATO due to Iran disagreements

Sánchez asserts that Spain is a ‘loyal partner’ of the Alliance and notes that he relies solely on ‘official documents and government positions’

By Reuters,Silvia Ayuso

Report: Pentagon Email Floats Suspending Spain From NATO Over Iran Rift - Haaretz

Report: Pentagon Email Floats Suspending Spain From NATO Over Iran Rift  Haaretz

What to know about the Falkland Islands as US considers reassessing position - The Straits Times

What to know about the Falkland Islands as US considers reassessing position  The Straits Times

High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami wraps UK assignment

High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami wraps UK assignment

Pentagon floats Spain Nato suspension and Falklands rethink amid Trump fury over perceived inaction of allies in US war on Iran

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Spain Affirms Being 'Reliable' NATO Partner Amid US-Led Expulsion Rumours

"Spain is a reliable member within NATO" which is fulfilling all its obligations, Sanchez told reporters in Cyprus, where he was attending an EU summit.

Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US

The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested reviewing the U.S. position on the Falklands as punishment for Britain’s stance on the Iran war. “We could not be clearer about the UK’s position on the Falkland Islands. It […]

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO - source

An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending ⁠Spain from the alliance, a US official told Reuters.

Spain is 'reliable' Nato member, PM Sanchez says after reported US ouster threat

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed his country was a “reliable member” of Nato, after a report the United States was considering possibly trying to expel Spain over its refusal to support operations in the Middle East war. Reuters news agency cited an anonymous US official telling it that the Pentagon had outlined the expulsion option in an email looking at ways to punish Nato allies that steered clear of the US-Israeli war against Iran. “Spain is a reliable member within...

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Polish PM questions US loyalty in case of Russian attack, warns EU must be 'real alliance' - FT

Tusk spoke on the occasion of an informal EU summit in Cyprus where EU leaders will also discuss the war in the Middle East, energy measures in response and the Union's next long-term budget.

Pentagon considers punishing NATO allies over Iran war, including suspending Spain from alliance

The Pentagon is weighing options to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reassessing American backing for Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a US official told Reuters. The options are outlined in an internal Pentagon email expressing frustration at […]

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Tensions over NATO aren't positive after Pentagon moots suspending Spain says Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 24 - Tensions over NATO between United States President Donald Trump and Spain are not positive and the Atlantic Alliance must be strengthened, Premier Giorgia Meloni said on the sidelines of an informal EU summit in Cyprus Friday. A Pentagon email has mooted suspending Madrid from NATO over its opposition to the Iran war, but Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez has said "only formal acts are valid". "I don't see the tension between the US and Spain over NATO as positive," said t...

By ANSA

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says

Memo includes option to consider reassessing US diplomatic support for European 'imperial possessions'

By Reuters

Türkiye, Britain sign strategic pact to deepen alliance

Türkiye and the United Kingdom on Thursday signed a Strategic Partnership Framework Document during Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to London, marking a significant step in de...

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato, other steps over Iran rift: source - Geo News

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato, other steps over Iran rift: source  Geo News

UK approves lifetime tobacco ban for anyone born after 2008

Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, ‌and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.

Spain is ‘reliable’ Nato member, PM says after reported US ouster threat - Dhaka Tribune

Spain is ‘reliable’ Nato member, PM says after reported US ouster threat  Dhaka Tribune

Nato says ‘no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Morocco, UK Enter ‘New Era’ of Strategic Partnership, Lammy Says

UK Vice Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy pointed to steady progress in the growing strategic partnership with Morocco, describing it as strengthened across key areas of cooperation.  The post Morocco, UK Enter ‘New Era’ of Strategic Partnership, Lammy Says appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Oumaima Moho Amer