Gmail - I cannot delete certain mail items

This is a fairly new problem. When I try to delete an item, it bounces back to Spam. When I delete from Spam it goes to Trash. When I delete from Trash, it goes back to Spam. The only way to finally delete it is to use google.com. Help this is driving me crazy! P.S. This is also happening on my iphone.

Hi AnneinFl,
If you are having deletion issues when using Gmail with your iOS devices, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Understanding Gmail Archive
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4207
Regards,
- Brenden

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