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

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPentagon floats suspending Spain from Nato and punishing other allies over perceived lack of support in Iran warSpain’s prime minister has dismissed the report Menelaos Hadjicostis & Lorne CookFriday 24 April 2026 14:53 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2964230To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/spain-nato-pentagon-email-iran-war-b2964400.html","title":"Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato over Iran war snub"}}CloseHegseth demands Europe 'stop talking and get in a boat' to open Strait of HormuzSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has b...