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

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U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Spain for not contributing enough to NATO, as he attended the defense alliance summit in Turkey.

El presidente ya hizo este anuncio en marzo, sin consecuencias. Esta vez lo ha hecho en la cumbre de la OTAN, en Ankara. El Ibex ha reaccionado con una caída

Trump orders Treasury to cut off all trade with Spain after base access denial, shaking NATO unity and adding geopolitical risk for crypto and markets.

Donald Trump eskaliert vor dem Nato-Gipfel. Der US-Präsident kündigt einen kompletten Handelsstopp mit Spanien an und erklärt zugleich das Iran-Abkommen für hinfällig.

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...

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…

ANKARA, July 8 — US President Donald Trump today threatened to cut off trade with Spain and insisted he still wanted Greenland, as Nato leaders met for their summit in...

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,"…

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…

President Trump, during a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, criticized Spain for insufficient NATO defense spending and called for cutting off all trade with the country.