US EditionWhite House says Spain has agreed to cooperate but Madrid denies
Spain rejects White House claim of military cooperation after President Trump threatened trade sanctions over Madrid's refusal to allow U.S. base use in strikes on Iran.
- On March 4, the White House said Spain had agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military, with Karoline Leavitt adding that coordination is underway.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade after Spain refused U.S. use of Rota and Morón, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government "wouldn’t be complicit."
- Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares immediately denied the claim, telling Cadena Ser he can refute the White House spokesperson and that Madrid's position has not changed one iota.
- Spain's main business groups CEOE, CEPYME and ATA urged calm Tuesday, trusting trade ties remain intact, while the European Commission pledged to protect member-state interests and the Bank of Spain reported U.S.-Spain trade equals 4.4% of GDP.
- Following last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Spain's defense spending at 2.1% of GDP remains a source of tension amid trade threats and legal limits on tariffs.
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Spain denies cooperating with U.S. military operations in Middle East, contradicting White House
A diplomatic tussle between the United States and Spain over the war in Iran intensified on Wednesday when the governments exchanged contradictory statements over the possible use of Spanish military bases by American armed forces for operations in the Middle East.
Trump criticizes Spain in front of ongoing cameras and now says that the EU country is ready to cooperate. Nobody knows about this in Madrid.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares firmly rejected the American reconstruction of the White House spokesman, Karoline Leavitt
Spain's foreign minister denies the US's claim that his country wants to support US military operations.
Spain Denies Any Involvement With America’s Strikes on Iran, Saying Commitment to ‘No War’ Is Absolute
The denial from Spain’s foreign minister comes just minutes after the White House press secretary said the Spanish agreed to ‘cooperate’ with the U.S. military.
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