Trump accuses Spain and Italy of being in agreement with Iran having a nuclear weapon

WashingtonDonald Trump continues to lash out at European allies, and this week he has focused especially on Germany, Italy, and, as usual, Spain. This Friday, the President of the United States reiterated his "discontent" with Madrid and Rome because, according to him, both governments are content with Iran eventually obtaining a nuclear weapon.

In statements from the White House, as he was about to embark on a trip to Florida, where he will spend the weekend, the leader declared that he is not "happy with Italy or Spain." "They think it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Anyone who thinks Iran can have a nuclear weapon is not very smart," he stated, in response to a journalist's question about his previous, highly critical comments against the two European governments and their stance on the war.

The Republican leader has been showing his displeasure for weeks regarding the criticism that various executives have openly expressed regarding the war with Iran. Europeans also ignored Washington's requests for cooperation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a fact that angered the Republican.

Hours earlier, on Thursday, the US president had said from the Oval Office that he will "probably" withdraw the US troops deployed in Spanish bases. "Why shouldn't I do it?" the magnate said after a journalist asked him if he was considering doing with Italy and Spain what he has already done with Germany. On Wednesday night, Trump posted on Truth Social, where he threatened Berlin with withdrawing the troops deployed there. "The United States is studying and analyzing the possible reduction of troops in Germany and a decision will be made in the short term," Trump said.

After threatening to punish NATO allies who have not helped him with the war in Iran and threatening to unilaterally abandon the defense treaty, Trump is now trying another alternative: withdrawing troops. Currently, the United States has soldiers deployed in the bases of Rota (where there are about 6,000) and in Morón, where there are about 500.

"Italy has been of no help to us and Spain has been terrible," Trump stated, once again criticizing the lack of collaboration in the Iran war and the refusal to contribute 5% to NATO. At the start of the conflict, Moncloa (the Spanish Prime Minister's office) had a notable clash with the White House over whether the US army was using Spanish bases or not. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, had to directly deny Trump's government spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt. "She will be the White House spokesperson, but I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Spanish government and our position on the use of the bases has not changed at all," Albares said emphatically.