Spain PM brushes of reported Pentagon e-mail on punishing NATO members

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday refused to be drawn right into a dispute with the US over stories that the Pentagon is weighing whether or not to punish members of NATO that fail to help American operations within the Iran conflict. Amongst these within the firing line is Spain, which has refused to permit US forces concerned within the conflict to make use of bases on its territory or airspace. Spain says that US-Israeli actions within the Iran conflict contravenes worldwide regulation.