Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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NATO Foreign Ministers are gathering in Sweden today, as the alliance faces mounting strains. President Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO, threatened action over Greenland and now the Pentagon says thousands of US troops will be pulled from Europe. One country that has been especially outspoken is Spain, openly challenging Washington over its war on Iran and sharply criticizing Israel's Palestine policy. Ahead of that key NATO meeting, the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares joined Christiane. Also on today's show: tennis star Rafael Nadal; NYT reporter Mike Isaac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:17.0	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber. Trains on Uber.
0:22.6	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur.
0:29.6	Here's what's coming up.
0:31.6	Europe's split with America is laid bare.
0:34.6	As NATO foreign ministers meet in Sweden, one ally is breaking
0:38.3	ranks more than most, Spain, clashing with Washington over Iran, Gaza, Israel and NATO itself.
0:44.9	Is Madrid an outlier or the shape of Europe to come? I ask Spain's foreign minister. Then,
0:50.8	he's the King of Clay with 14 French open titles among his 22 grand slams and now a new Netflix series.
0:58.0	Rafael Nadal speaks to me about glory, sacrifice and the price of greatness.
1:03.0	Plus the Musk Altman Showdown what the Open AI verdict means for the future.
1:09.0	New York Times reporter Mike Isaac joins Harry Srinavasan.
1:31.7	Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Kristiana Manpur in London.
1:34.0	NATO foreign ministers are gathering in Sweden today as the alliance faces mounting strains.
1:39.4	President Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO threatening action over Greenland.
1:43.8	And now the Pentagon says
1:45.1	thousands of U.S. troops will be pulled from Europe. One country has been especially outspoken,
1:50.7	Spain, openly challenging Washington over its war in Iran and sharply criticizing Israel's
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