Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held firm in refusing his country's involvement in the U.S. war with Iran and rebuffing President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade deals with them as punishment.
"The position of the Government of Spain can be summed up in three words," Sánchez said during a televised address on March 4. "No to war."
Sánchez's criticism of the escalating conflict he describes as a "disaster" comes after Trump said on March 3 that the U.S. would halt trade deals with Spain after the European country refused to allow the U.S. military to use its bases for missions linked to the Iran strikes.
"Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain," Trump said, referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at a White House meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. "We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain."
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