Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.
Category: 3. Europe
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Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over military base access
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US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron – POLITICO
While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not leap to the defense of his Spanish counterpart at the White House press conference where Trump made his trade threat, Macron now seems to be aligning more closely with Sánchez’s view of the illegality of the war.
Despite Trump saying he…
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TikTok starts court battle to save China ties – POLITICO
The company, which is owned by Chinese giant ByteDance, is challenging a €530 million fine by the Irish regulator last year, when officials found it had allowed Chinese staff to access Europeans’ data — but failed “to verify, guarantee and demonstrate” that the data was properly…
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Trump to POLITICO: ‘I really don’t care’ if Iran plays in World Cup
Iran was the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. But when FIFA convened a planning meeting for participating nations this week in Atlanta, Iran was the one country missing.
That absence has fueled questions about whether Tehran will send a team to the United States for this…
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Europe is at war with Iran whether it likes it or not, Israel’s EU ambassador says – POLITICO
“We’re seeing some member states that are realizing right now what’s happening in Cyprus — that they should consider all kinds of actions,” he said. France said Tuesday it will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, and the U.K. is weighing sending a warship to the…
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Spain’s Sánchez emerges as the EU’s chief critic of Trump’s war in Iran
Only one EU leader has dared to directly challenge U.S. President Donald Trump over a war against Iran, calling it unjustified, dangerous and illegal: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
And Trump has certainly noticed his outspoken critic in Madrid. On Tuesday, he slammed the Spanish…
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Trump critiques European allies amid the Iran war escalation
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against European allies Tuesday, criticizing Spain and the United Kingdom in particular for their reluctance to enter the war as he urged a stronger coalition against Iran.
“Spain has been very, very uncooperative, and so has the U.K.,” Trump…
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Trump lashes out at Spain, says he is ‘going to cut off all trade’
US President Donald Trump said Spain was “very uncooperative” and acted like a “terrible” ally after it declined to allow US forces to use Spanish bases for strikes on Iran.
He said the US is “going to cut off all trade” and directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all dealings”…
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Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over air bases
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to halt trade with Spain and said he had instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all dealings” with the country, amid a dispute over the use of jointly-operated military bases on Spanish soil.
“We’re going to cut off all trade…
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New charges for son of Norway's crown princess on trial for rape
Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.
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