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An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.
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Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish allies it believed had failed to support its campaign.
The email also suggested reviewing the US position on the UK's claim to the Falklands islands in the south Atlantic, which are also claimed by Argentina.
A Nato official told the BBC that the alliance's founding treaty "does not foresee any provision for suspension of Nato membership, or expulsion".
Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told the BBC that despite "everything" the US has done for its Nato allies, "they were not there for us".
She added: "The War Department [defence department] will ensure that the president has credible options to ensure that our allies are no longer a paper tiger and instead do their part.
"We have no further comment on any internal deliberations to that effect."
The BBC has contacted the UK government for comment.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Nato allies for their reluctance to play a greater role after the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February and Iran subsequently restricted shipping through the key Strait of Hormuz route.
Spain has refused to allow the use of air bases on its territory for attacks on Iran. The US has two military bases in Spain, Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told reporters: "We do not work based on emails. We work with official documents and official positions taken, in this case, by the government of the United States."
Sánchez added that Spain supported "full co-operation with its allies, but always within the framework of international law."
Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted that greater involvement in the war or the current US blockade of Iran's ports is not in the UK's interest.
The UK has allowed the
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