{"id":124731,"date":"2026-04-24T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124731"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:00:29","slug":"spain-is-reliable-nato-member-pm-sanchez-says-after-reported-us-ouster-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124731\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain is &#8216;reliable&#8217; Nato member, PM Sanchez says after reported US ouster threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Madrid(National Times)-  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed his country was a \u201creliable member\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpain is a reliable member within Nato\u201d which is fulfilling all its obligations, Sanchez told reporters in Cyprus, where he was attending an EU summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a result, I am absolutely not worried,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against Nato allies for refusing to join the war, saying he viewed it as a betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of them \u2014 France, Spain and Italy \u2014 did not allow US military aircraft deployed for the war to overfly their territories or to use bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Britain initially also refused, but later allowed US flights from its bases for \u201cdefensive\u201d missions in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also tried, in vain, to get European Nato members to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed with military threats and attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington\u2019s expectation that Nato members\u2019 facilities and territories should be available to the US without question has added to strains within the alliance, which Trump has taken to calling a \u201cpaper tiger\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanchez added in Cyprus that \u201cwe don\u2019t work on the basis of emails, we work off official documents and the position that the United States government has set out in this case\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that his government\u2019s stance was \u201cabsolute cooperation with allies, but always within the bounds of international law\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nato is to hold its next summit in Turkey on July 7-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1994692\/spain-is-reliable-nato-member-pm-sanchez-says-after-reported-us-ouster-threat#pentagon-email-floats-suspending-spain-from-nato\"><\/a>Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A US official said an internal Pentagon email outlined options for the country to punish Nato allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the US position on Britain\u2019s claim to the Falkland Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy options are detailed in a note expressing frustration at some allies\u2019 perceived reluctance or refusal to grant the United States access, basing and overflight rights \u2014 known as ABO \u2014 for the war on Iran, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The email stated that ABO is \u201cjust the absolute baseline for Nato,\u201d according to the official, who added that the options were circulating at high levels in the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One option in the email envisions suspending \u201cdifficult\u201d countries from important or prestigious positions at Nato, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked whether it is possible to suspend a Nato ally, a Nato official said that its \u201cfounding treaty does not foresee any provision for suspension of Nato membership\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid(National Times)- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed his country was a \u201creliable member\u201d 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. 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