“Trump” threatens to cut off Trade with Spain

A U.S. Airforce Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker taxies at the Moron Air Base in Moron de la Frontera, southern Spain, August 27, 2021./Photo: REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

The U.S. relocated 15 aircraft, including air refueling tankers, from the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that air strikes on Iran would not be permitted. However, Trump cited Spain's failure to meet the United States' requirement that NATO nations pay 5% of their GDP on defense "Spain has absolutely nothing that we need." Trump stated. He also emphasized his right to cease all business and do whatever he wants, expressing annoyance with the Supreme Court's finding last month that his global tariffs were illegal under National Emergencies Law.

German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, Speaking to reporters following the meeting, stated that he had personally informed Trump that Spain could not be excluded from the trade pact signed in Brussels and Washington last year.

According to the BBC, the United States exported more than $26 billion in products to Spain in 2025 and imported $21 billion in goods from the country. Spain's primary exports are pharmaceutical product and olive oil. Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the US and Israeli assaults on Iran as "unjustified, dangerous military intervention" and a violation of the United Nations charter.

SOURCE: Reuters, BBC