WASHINGTON.- This Tuesday, the president of the United States, Donald Trumpsuggested that he would impose a commercial “embargo” to Spain for his decision to prohibir a Washington to use the military bases in Spanish territory for the war against Iran.
During the meeting that Donald Trump held with the german chancellor, Friedrich Merzin it Oval Room of the White Housethe American president told the media, “Some European (countries), like Spain, have been terrible. In fact, I told Scott (Bessent, Treasury Secretary) to cut all deals with Spain.”
And he added, “It all started when I asked each European country to reach 5% (contributions to NATO), which is what they should be doing. Germany was enthusiastic, everyone was. Spain didn’t. And now Spain says we can’t use their bases. That’s over. We can use their bases if we want. We can fly and use them. Nobody is going to tell us we can’t do it. But we don’t have to.”
Trump’s full words: «Some Europeans, like Spain, have been terrible. In fact, I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain. It all started when I asked each European country to reach 5%, which is what they should be doing. Germany was enthusiastic, everyone… pic.twitter.com/tQJzUENque
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Trump also said in his message, “They were unfriendly. I told them we don’t want anything in Spain. There is absolutely nothing we need. They have great people, but they don’t have great leadership. As you know, they were the only NATO country that didn’t want to commit to 5%. I don’t think they wanted to commit to anything. They wanted to stay at 2% and they don’t even pay 2%. So we’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want any.”
Spain’s response
In response to the US president’s statements, Spain responds to Trump to respect legality if he reviews the bilateral relationship.
Spain denies the use of its military bases
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of #SpainJosé Manuel Albares, described the military operation of #USA e #Israel contra #Iranpointing out that it does not fit into the Charter of the United Nations.
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— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) March 2, 2026
“The bases are not and will not be used for anything that is not within the agreement and for anything that does not fit into the Charter of the United Nations,” José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Sunday in an interview for Spanish Television. He called the US-Israeli operations “unilateral action.”
The Spanish government said Monday that it had denied the use of its military bases to U.S. forces involved in the attack on Iran, including key resupply planes that left Spain for other countries on Sunday.
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