Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged Nato allies to stick together, after a report that the United States was mulling action against Spain over its refusal to support operations against Iran, AFP reports.

“Nato must remain united. I believe it is a source of strength,” Meloni tells reporters as she attends an EU summit in Nicosia, Cyprus.

“We must work to strengthen Nato’s European pillar … which must clearly complement the American one,” she adds.