Pentagon email suggests suspending Spain from NATO

In the United States, on 24 April 2026, Reuters reported that a Pentagon email floated suspending Spain from NATO, along with other steps against allies, over a rift about the Iran war. The report said the measures were linked to allies' refusal to join the war. Kyiv Post wrote that Hegseth was weighing ways to punish NATO allies.

Spain's prime minister, Sánchez, said Spain is a 'reliable' NATO member and that he was not worried. NATO said its founding treaty has no mechanism for expelling a member. Meloni said tensions over NATO are not positive, and Spain's PP opposition played down the threats but asked Sánchez to look after the alliance.