The correspondence that revealed: this is how Trump may “punish” NATO members

A report in the Reuters news agency: An internal email revealed this morning (Friday) shows that the US is discussing the possibility of “punishing” NATO allies who did not help Washington in the war with Iran. A source who spoke to Reuters said that the email sent shows the frustration of NATO’s lack of mobilization for the military campaign that the US is conducting.

• Suspension of member states from key roles in NATO.
• Suspension of Spain from the important alliance.
• Re-discussion of the American recognition of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands off the coast of Argentina. Buenos Aires claims ownership of these islands and recognizes them as Malvinas Islands.

During the war, US President Trump harshly criticized NATO allies for not sending their naval forces to help open the Strait of Hormuz. The route that was closed to global shipping after the surprise strike on February 28.

Trump even stated that he is considering withdrawing from the alliance. “Wouldn’t you do that too?” The president replied to a Reuters reporter in an interview earlier this month, when asked if withdrawing from the alliance was a realistic possibility. However, the email sent does not imply that the US really intends to withdraw from NATO, and the email also does not include the possibility of closing American bases in Europe.

The Pentagon spokesman told Reuters: “As Trump has said in the past, despite everything the US has done for its NATO allies – they were not there for us. The War Department will ensure that the president has credible options to ensure that the allies are no longer ‘paper tigers’, and instead do their part.”