Spain bars U.S. from joint NATO bases for Iran war; Trump threatens trade cutoff

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced on March 3, 2026 that Spain would not permit U.S. forces to use the jointly operated Rota and Morón air bases in southern Spain for strikes on Iran, citing UN Charter limitations on the bases' authorized uses. President Trump responded the same day, threatening to "cut off all trade with Spain." Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held firm, calling the Iran war playing "Russian roulette" with millions of lives and saying Spain would not be "complicit in something that is bad for the world."