Spain’s Prime Minister has responded to Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade over its criticism of the US and Israeli bombing of Iran.The US and Israel launched a wave of attacks on the middle eastern country on February 28 after negotiations about its nuclear program failed to reach an agreement.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in the strikes, alongside other members of Iran’s senior leadership.There have also been extensive civilian casualties in Iran, with one strike hitting a school and killing 165 children and teachers.

Since the war started, Trump has hit out at Spain after it criticized US strikes in Iran.Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said: “Spain has been terrible. In fact I told Scott [likely Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent] to cut off all dealings with Spain.”First of all, it started when every European nation at my request paid 5 percent which they should be doing, and everybody was enthusiastic about it, Germany, everybody, and Spain didn’t do it. And now Spain actually said that we can’t use their bases.”That’s alright, we can use their base if we want we can just fly in and use it, nobody’s gonna tell us not to use it… but they were unfriendly so I told him Spain has absolutely nothing that we need, other than great people, they have great people. But they don’t have great leadership.”Now, Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sánchez has hit back, and doubled down on his condemnation of US action.