Nato has firmly rejected claims that it could remove or exclude member states, dismissing reports that the United States may attempt to penalise Spain over its failure to endorse military operations against Iran. The alliance's establishment document contains "no clause allowing suspension of Nato membership, or expulsion," a Nato official told the BBC on Wednesday. The statement followed Reuters reported that an internal Pentagon email had detailed possible steps to hold allies accountable deemed inadequately supportive of Washington's campaign, with suggestions even extending to reviewing the US position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands. The rising tensions reflect widening...