politics
March 4, 2026
Trump to cut all trade with Spain over military base ban
US President Donald Trump will cut off all trade with Spain after Madrid banned him from using its joint military bases to attack Iran
TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump announced a halt to all trade with Spain.
- Spain denied the US permission to use its joint military bases (Naval Station Rota and Moron Air Base) to attack Iran.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the US intervention "unjustified and dangerous" and outside international law.
- The decision has exposed divisions among US European allies, with some supporting US action and others, like Spain, refusing.
- The bases in Spain have previously been used for US operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.
- The UK, France, and Germany have expressed varying degrees of support for US defensive actions against Iran.
- Lithuania has stated it would join the operation if asked by Trump.
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