“Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,” says U.S. president.

Military allies hope money, rearmament and a gesture on Iran will keep the U.S. president happy.

The military alliance chief has more warm words for the U.S. president in an interview with POLITICO, where he credits him with getting Europeans to spend more on defense.

The NATO chief wants to build the transatlantic military industrial complex, but the EU is backing its own companies.

ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday at a NATO summit he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain,…

Donald Trump ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain while speaking at the NATO summit this morning

US President Trump announced a halt to all trade with Spain. He cited Spain as a poor partner within the NATO alliance. The U.S. leader expressed frustration with Spain's…

The US president had already threatened in March to take economic reprisals against Spain after Moncloa blocked the use of the Rota and Morón bases for Washington’s bombing…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed an immediate suspension of all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalating strains tied to defense spending...

“Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,” says U.S. president.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off trade with Spain as NATO leaders met for their summit in Ankara.

Spain has not agreed to Nato’s defence spending target and refused to allow the US use its bases for attacks on Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday at a NATO summit he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible…

President Donald Trump labels European ally ‘a wasted cause’ and ‘a terrible partner’ at alliance gathering in Turkey

ANKARA/MADRID, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalatingtensions over defence spending…

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US President Donald Trump ordered his Treasury Secretary to cut off all trade with Spain on Wednesday, calling the NATO ally "a wasted cause", "a terrible partner," "hopeless,"…

The Nato summit was already shaping up to be less about military strategy than managing one man. According to reports, European allies arrived in Ankara determined to avoid a spat…

By Lili Bayer, Andrew Gray and Humeyra PamukANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the United…

The US president has again threatened to sever trade ties with his Iberian partners, whose exports to the United States make up under 5% of their trade balance. Can Trump go…

The US president has again threatened to cut off trade ties with his Iberian partners, who send less than 5% of their exports to America. Can Trump go beyond tariffs?