Europe
Transatlantic rift
Trump Orders Halt to All US Trade With Spain, Testing the EU's Common Front
President Trump ordered an immediate halt to all US trade with Spain on 8 July 2026, citing Madrid's refusal to hit NATO's 5%-of-GDP spending target and its stance on the Iran war. Spain shrugged the remarks off and the European Commission insisted trade is an EU-wide matter, underscoring the limits of unilateral action against a single member state.