The US ambassador to NATO said President Trump is disappointed with Spain, according to a foreign-affairs desk briefing cited by N12. The remark adds to recent reports of Washington's frustration with allied cooperation during the Iran war.
The US ambassador to NATO stated that President Donald Trump is disappointed with Spain, according to a foreign-affairs desk briefing cited by Israeli news outlet N12. The remark, reported Wednesday evening, highlights ongoing tensions between Washington and Madrid over cooperation during the recent war with Iran. As The Zioneer has reported, senior NATO officials acknowledged that some member states failed to grant the US sufficient overflight and basing rights for operations against Iran, while others did. The ambassador's characterization of Trump's personal disappointment with Spain is a single-source report (Developing) and has not been independently corroborated.
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