Spain agrees to cooperate with US military


White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Spain has “agreed to cooperate” with the U.S. military after President Donald Trump said the day before that Madrid had indicated Washington could not use certain Spanish bases in support of Operation Epic Fury. 

Trump on Tuesday had threatened to cut off trade with Spain, accusing the NATO ally of failing to meet defense spending commitments and refusing to allow U.S. forces to use Spanish bases to support operations related to strikes against Iran. 

"With respect to Spain, I think they heard the president's message yesterday loud and clear. And it's my understanding over the past several hours, they've agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military,” Leavitt said.  

“And so I know that the U.S. military is coordinating with their counterparts in Spain. But the president expects all Europe, all of our European allies, of course, to cooperate in this long sought-after mission, not just for the United States, but also for Europe to crush the rogue Iranian regime that, again, not only threatens America, but also threatens our European allies as well,” Leavitt added. 

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