US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would "cut off all trade relations with Spain" because of its position on the offensive against Iran and said he "wants nothing to do" with that country, after the Spanish government refused to allow Washington to use military bases on Spanish territory in military operations against Tehran, EFE reports, according to Agerpres.

Trump described Spain as a "terrible partner" in NATO and warned that "no one" should dare to tell him that he cannot use the military facilities of any country.

"Some of the European nations have helped a lot (the US against Iran, ed.), but others have not helped at all," Trump continued, adding that "some European countries, such as Spain, have been terrible."

"I told Scott to cut off all relations with Spain," Trump then said, referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and suggested a trade embargo against Spain as a result of its position on the war in Iran.

He made these comments in the Oval Office of the White House, ahead of a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the first foreign leader to meet with Donald Trump since the start of the war in Iran.

Trump also claimed that "everyone was excited, Germany, everyone" about the attacks on Iran, "except Spain."

"And now Spain has even told us that we can't use their bases and other things. But we could use their bases if we wanted to. We could just fly there and use them. No one will tell us not to use them," the US president insisted.

He also reproached Spain for not being "friendly," saying that the country "has absolutely nothing" that the United States needs, "except for some wonderful people," and that it "lacks great leadership."

"I'm not happy with the United Kingdom either," the White House leader continued, accusing London of "being very uncooperative" in the attacks against Iran.

He again criticized the agreements concluded by the United Kingdom with the state of Mauritius regarding Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean, where there is a joint US-British air base, but whose use by the US Air Force has been limited by the United Kingdom in the current campaign of attacks on Iran.