onsdag 4 mars 2026

Spain denies US military cooperation claims

Updated 22.42 | Published 22.16

 

             Spaniens utrikesminister José Manuel Albares.

             Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP

The US claims that Spain is now cooperating militarily in the war against Iran.

But the country is hitting back at the White House.

– The Spanish government's position has not changed one bit, says Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares.
 
Quick version
  • The White House claims that Spain is cooperating militarily with the US in the war against Iran.
  • The Spanish government categorically denies any military cooperation with the US in the Middle East.
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez emphasizes the country's opposition to war and rejects any form of military involvement in Iran.
The White House stated on Wednesday that Spain has agreed to let the 
US
 use Spanish military bases in the war against 
Iran.


US President
 Donald Trump
has previously threatened Spain with economic sanctions if the country does not help the US military.

– I think they heard the president's message loud and clear yesterday. And my understanding is that in the last few hours they have agreed to cooperate with the US military, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a press conference on Wednesday.

But now the Spanish government is denying the information. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares says that he "categorically" rejects that Spain is participating in any military cooperation in the 
Midlel East.


– The Spanish government's position on the war in the Middle East and the bombings in Iran, regarding the use of our bases, has not changed one bit, said Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares in an interview with the 
Cadena SER
 radio channel.
Donald Trump
 
Martin/AP

"No to war"

On Tuesday, Donald Trump threatened to stop all trade with Spain. He called the country's opposition to the war "terrible."

- We will stop all trade with Spain. We want nothing to do with Spain, said the US president.

On Wednesday morning, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez summed up the country's stance on the conflict in the Middle East in three words:

- No to war, he said, reports 
El Paìs.


- The world has been here before. 23 years ago, another American administration dragged us into an unjust war. The Iraq war led to a sharp increase in terrorism and a serious migration and economic crisis.

 

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