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Spain denies US claim of military cooperation on Iran as rift deepens
Spain hardened its stance towards Washington on Wednesday over the use of Spanish bases in operations against Iran, defying US President Donald Trump’s threats of trade reprisals and deepening the friction between the NATO allies. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez repeated his call of “no to the war,” insisting Madrid would not be complicit in the conflict, even as the White House made claims that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US military.
Spain hardened its stance towards Washington on Wednesday over the use of Spanish bases in operations against Iran, defying US President Donald Trump’s threats of trade reprisals and deepening the friction between the NATO allies. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez repeated his call of “no to the war,” insisting Madrid would not be complicit in the conflict, even as the White House made claims that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US military.
