WASHINGTON/MADRID: US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a full US trade embargo on Spain on Tuesday after the European and NATO ally refused to let the US military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.
“Spain has been terrible,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, adding that he had told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all dealings” with Spain.
“We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain,” he added.
• Spain refuses US military base use for Iran strikes
• Trump cites Supreme Court ruling to justify potential embargo
