Trump ordered Treasury Secretary Bessent to halt all US trade with Spain over NATO defense spending shortfalls, creating fresh geopolitical risk for global

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El presidente estadounidense sostiene que España es un «aliado terrible» con el que no quiere tener transacciones comerciales al negarse a subir el gasto en defensa al 5%

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.

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.

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,"…

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.

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?

President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade relations with Spain for not meeting NATO's financial dues.