Nato has categorically dismissed claims that it could remove or exclude member states, refuting claims that the United States may look to discipline Spain over its unwillingness to back military operations against Iran. The alliance's core agreement contains "no provision for suspension of Nato membership, or expulsion," a Nato official told the BBC on Wednesday. The statement came after Reuters reported that an internal Pentagon email had set out potential actions to discipline allies deemed insufficiently supportive of Washington's campaign, with suggestions even stretching to include reviewing the US position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands. The escalating tensions...