Trump says will ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Nato, Iran

Published March 3, 2026 Updated March 3, 2026 10:25pm

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off trade with Spain, whose left-wing government refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran and objected to raising defense funding as part of Nato, AFP reports.

“Spain has been terrible,” Trump told reporters as he met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

“We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain.”

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