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Spain Rejects US Pressure Over Iran War Bases. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Spain will not allow the United States to use its air bases for the war involving Iran. Albares insisted Madrid would continue to follow international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter despite growing pressure from Washington. Tensions between Spain and the United States escalated after Spain denied access to military bases at Morón and Rota for operations linked to Iran. The Trump administration reportedly responded by threatening trade measures, troop withdrawals and even suspension from NATO. Albares described the conflict as a unilateral war and said NATO allies had not been properly consulted about military actions. U.S. President Donald Trump previously criticised Spain’s position, accusing the government of refusing to support American interests. Spain’s Socialist government under Pedro Sánchez has repeatedly taken a more critical stance toward Israeli and US actions in the Middle East than several European allies. Albares argued that positions initially viewed as isolated in Europe later became widely shared across the European Union.
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