An internal Pentagon email has proposed a series of punitive measures against NATO allies the Trump administration believes failed to adequately support the United States during its military campaign against Iran, including a potential reassessment of American diplomatic backing for the United Kingdom's claim to the Falkland Islands. The memo, reported by Reuters and confirmed by a US official speaking anonymously, is circulating at senior levels of the Department of Defense and reflects deepening frustration within the White House over what it sees as European free-riding within the alliance.

Among the options outlined in the document are the suspension of Spain from NATO, the removal of