Three-Word Reply from Spain’s Prime Minister to Trump’s Trade Warning

The United States and Spain maintain a long‑standing defense cooperation agreement that allows U.S. forces to operate from installations such as Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base in southern Spain.

Under that agreement, the Spanish government retains sovereignty and must approve specific military uses of the bases. Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares clarified that Spanish bases were not used — and would not be used — for attacks on Iran that went beyond the scope of the existing bilateral agreement or the United Nations Charter.

Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles reinforced this stance by emphasizing that any military operations conducted from Spanish soil must conform to international law and receive appropriate international authorization.