'Go take your oil:' Nato fissure erupts over Iran as allies brush off US

'Go take your oil:' Nato fissure erupts over Iran as allies brush off US Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/31/2026 - 21:11 Nato countries from Spain to Italy and Poland are wary of supporting US attacks on Iran that could leave them 'exposed' US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon returning to the White House in Washington, DC, from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 March 2026 (Ken Cedeno/AFP) Off The US-Israeli war on Iran is driving a fissure between Washington and its Nato allies, as US requests for overflight permission, basing, and air defence systems are brushed off, while the Trump administration casts doubt on its commitment to Nato’s mutual defence clause. Spain has closed its airspace to US warplanes involved in attacks on Iran. Italy denied US military aircraft en route to the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily, Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper reported .