Spain's Sanchez Claps Back at U.S. NATO Pressure

0:00On April 24, Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, just clapped back at U.S. pressure over NATO membership. After a leaked Pentagon email floated suspending Spain for not backing the U.S. led war against Iran, Sanchez declared his country a rock-solid ally, fully meeting all obligations. He made those comments Friday in English during an EU summit in Cyprus, adding he's not sweating it at all. Sanchez stressed they ignore random emails and stick to official U.S. positions, plus there's zero clause in the NATO treaty for kicking out members. Anyway, meanwhile, leaders like Italy's Georgia Maloney echoed the need for alliance unity as a power source. France, Spain, and Italy blocked U.S. warplanes from their skies and bases, while Trump pushed for NATO ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Midi rounds, blockade threats. This isn't new beef, Sanchez's tangle with Trump before, rejecting a jump to 5% of GDP on defense spending last year and slamming the January 3rd U.S. raid in Venezuela that napped Nicolas Maduro,

1:05plus criticizing Israel. With NATO's next summit set for Turkey on July 7th and 8th, expect more talks on loyalty versus international law, as Europe draws lines in the sand without breaking the alliance. U.S. news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters nationwide, I'm Cory with the story.