Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday said Spain opposed the "catastrophe" of the ongoing war in the Middle East, responding to President Donald Trump's threat to cut off trade with Madrid over its position in the conflict.
"This is the beginning of a great disaster for humanity. You can't play Russian roulette with the fate of millions of people," Prime Minister Sanchez said in a televised address to the nation, launching Al Arabiya from Reuters (4/4).
It is known that PM Sanchez condemned the Iranian bombing by the US and Israel as reckless and illegal.
Previously, President Trump threatened to cut trade cooperation with Spain, because he refused to allow the US military to use their bases for an attack mission on Iran.
"Spain is very bad," Trump told reporters when meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post.
President Trump confirmed that he had contacted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to "cut off all business" with Spain.
"We will cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want to have anything to do with Spain," said President Trump.
A similar threat was also directed at Britain if the European country did not cooperate with the US-Israel attack on Iran.
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