An official Pentagon email reportedly outlined U.S. plans to suspend Spain from NATO and revisit Britain’s claims over the Falkland Islands after European allies refused to assist America in the Iran conflict.
The options were laid out by Elbridge Colby, a top Pentagon policy adviser, who called out certain allies for refusing to give the United States access to bases and airspace, known as “ABO,” Reuters reported Friday.
The outlet cited an anonymous official who described the email in detail.
Colby wrote that ABO is “just the absolute baseline for NATO,” according to the official, which is being discussed among top Pentagon leadership.
President Donald Trump has been highly critical of NATO and the European Union since his first term in office and recently expressed frustration about their lack of involvement in securing the Strait of Hormuz.
He has even threatened to pull America out of the alliance altogether, arguing
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