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Trump upends NATO summit with Spain trade threats and Iran war warnings

7/8/2026

President Trump turned NATO's annual summit in Ankara into a running confrontation with allied governments within hours of his arrival, threatening to sever all trade with Spain and declaring the Iran ceasefire finished as Washington and Tehran moved toward renewed conflict.

The carefully arranged summit agenda gave way to public disputes with capitals that refused to support the U.S.

New threats across the alliance Trump called Spain "hopeless" for denying the United States access to its military bases to strike Iran and said he would cut off all trade with the country.

He renewed his demand to acquire Greenland, a move that triggered a full alliance crisis in January and drew a pledge from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that Denmark would defend its territory.

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