Trump again threatens Spain with retaliation, for “not cooperating” in the war against Iran
American President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Spain of “not cooperating at all” in the war started by the US and Israel against Iran and criticized the “bad” attitude of the Spanish government, reiterating his threats to cut off trade with Spain, the country that forced the American tanker planes that refuel in flight the planes that bomb Iran to move to other bases in Europe, reports the EFE agency, according to Agerpres.
“I think they're not cooperating at all. I think they've behaved very badly, very badly. We're probably going to cut off trade with Spain,” Trump said when asked about Spain's cooperation in the bombing campaign against Iran.
In Trump's opinion, the government led by Pedro Sanchez “behaved very badly with NATO”, as it was the only one that rejected his request to allocate a budget of 5% of GDP for defense.
“The people in Spain are fantastic. But their leadership is not that great,” claimed Trump, who has also criticized Spain for not allowing Rota and Moron de la Frontera air bases to be used for strikes on Iran. As a result, the US Air Force had to move from Spain to other European bases 15 KC-135 refueling aircraft, usually used for in-flight refueling of fighter and bomber aircraft participating in military operations.
Trump's threats against Spain with trade retaliation are difficult to implement, however, given that it is an EU member country and its trade with the US is conducted under the EU-US trade framework.
