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Trump Orders Cutoff of U.S. Trade With Spain Then Says Madrid Agreed to Boost NATO Payments

Using emergency trade powers to halt Spanish commerce would raise legal challenges, unsettle markets and likely provoke EU retaliation.

Trump and Meloni Clash at NATO Summit Over Iran and Photo Row

NATO Leaders Meet in Ankara as Trump Pushes Allies to Turn Pledges Into Weapons

Trump Rebukes NATO Allies as Ambassadors Approve Article 5 Summit Text

NATO Leaders Meet in Ankara to Test European Defence Buildup and Ukraine Support

NATO Leaders Gather in Ankara as U.S. Pressure and Turkey’s Demands Test Alliance Unity

Trump Renews Attack on Spain Over Iran Base Refusal and Economy

Trump Rebukes NATO and Weighs Troop Shifts After Rutte’s Washington Visit

Vance Tells Europe to ‘Stop Sabotaging Itself,’ Making U.S. Support Conditional

Trump Reprises ‘NATO Calls Me Daddy’ in Politico Interview, Claims Credit for 5% Spending Pledge

Spain Joins NATO’s PURL Program to Buy U.S. Weapons for Ukraine

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Spain Over NATO Spending Standoff

Trump Suggests Expelling Spain From NATO Over Defense Spending

Trump Suggests Expelling Spain From NATO Over 5% Spending Dispute

Trump Threatens Spain With NATO Expulsion Over Spending Dispute

Trump Says Spain Should Be Expelled From NATO Over Defense Spending

U.S. Rejects Italy’s Bid to Count Messina Bridge Toward NATO Spending

NATO Says All Allies Will Hit 2% Defense Spending in 2025, Except Iceland

Rheinmetall Opens Unterlüß Plant Set to Become Europe’s Largest Munitions Factory

Merz Admits Europe Was a Defense Free-Rider and Signs UK Aid Treaty