After the new Clash between the Spanish government and Donald Trump Because of the State's stance on the war in Iran, which led to the US threat to sever trade relations, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo was quick to send a message of "reassurance," especially to businesses. He even advocated for continuing to "move forward" in integrating trade relations with the United States. In fact, as the ARA explained a few days agoThe Spanish government has just opened two new economic and commercial offices in the country. It has also stated that "crossing interests" are at stake. But what are they?

Continuing his pattern of acting outside the bounds of international law and resorting to threats and force to achieve his objectives, US President Donald Trump is once again sowing chaos and uncertainty, as he has done more than once with tariffs. This time, he is threatening to sever all trade relations with Spain in response to the Spanish government's ban on the use of the Rota (Cádiz) and Morón de la Frontera (Seville) naval bases for attacks on Iran. He is ignoring the fact that Iran is part of a political and economic bloc like the European Union (EU), which acts as a single entity, and that there are intertwined economic, commercial, and business interests that benefit not only Spanish companies but also US ones. There are precedents for this type of threat, such as when he said he would impose tariffs on Spain because it did not allocate 5% of its GDP to defense spending—a threat he later retracted. As on the previous occasion, Brussels has reminded him that he cannot punish some countries and not others.