Spain has rejected U.S. military use of its bases for the Iran war on legal grounds, prompting reported U.S. pressure on NATO allies, while Spanish PM insists cooperation must stay within internationa ...
The move underscores US President Donald Trump's continued warnings that allies who fail to meet US expectations on defence burden-sharing or strategic support could face consequences.
The British leader talked by phone to Trump late on Thursday, when he said he set out "the views of the region here" to the US president, primarily centred on the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has branded NATO partners "cowards" for limiting US forces' access to bases on their territories and for refusing to lead efforts to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
