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President Donald Trump went on an absolute tirade against Spain on Tuesday, bashing the country as "unfriendly."
US President Donald Trump has lashed out against Spain after it condemned US attacks on Iran. Will both countries break off ties?
MADRID, March 2 (Reuters) - Fifteen U.S. aircraft have left the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain since the U.S. and Israel launched weekend attacks on Iran, maps by flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed on Monday.
Tensions between Spain and the U.S. have been building for months, but they escalated this week after the U.S. struck Iran over the weekend.
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off trade with Spain. He's citing a lack of support over the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and the European nation’s resistance to increase its NATO spending.
Spain's denial came minutes after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that it agreed to 'cooperate with the US military.