03.03.2026 20:52
US President Donald Trump made a statement about Spain after hosting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House. Trump said they would cut all trade relations with Spain, which does not allow the use of its bases for attacks on Iran.
US President Donald Trump stated, "We will cut all trade relations with Spain, which does not allow the US military to use its bases."
TRUMP: WE WILL CUT ALL TRADE RELATIONS WITH SPAIN
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. While the main topic of the two leaders' statements was "Iran," Trump provided information about the war. President Trump's statement regarding Spain drew attention.
Trump announced that the US would cut trade with Spain due to Spain's decision not to allow the US military to use its military bases, saying, "We will cut all trade with Spain. We do not want to do anything with Spain."
"IRAN HAS NO AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM LEFT"
Trump, stating that the operation in Iran is going very well, continued his remarks as follows: "Iran is attacking countries that have nothing to do with the events. They are only hitting civilian settlements. Iran has no air defense system left."
The worst-case scenario is that worse individuals come to power in Iran. Most of the names we have in mind for Iran's leadership are dead. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, is not among the names we are considering. We would prefer a name from within the country for Iran's leadership."
US-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN
Israel and the US launched a military attack on Iran on February 28 while negotiations were ongoing between the Tehran and Washington administrations. Iran responded with attacks on targets it identified in several regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, where US bases are located, in addition to Israel.
In the US-Israel attacks, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many high-ranking officials, was killed. The Iranian Red Crescent announced that 787 people lost their lives in the US-Israel attacks.