Relations between the United States and Spain are going through a clearly delicate stage. It is evident that both the increasingly extreme Donald Trump in his positions and Pedro Sánchez, the President of the Government of Spain, are not in sync, and this is already beginning to have consequences on the diplomatic level. One of the most recent: Spain has been excluded from the preparations for the next G20 summit, which will be held in December on US territory.
In this regard, as reported by Bloomberg, this gesture fits with the Trump administration's strategy of distancing itself from certain traditional allies while attempting to redefine the international balance. Specifically, the meeting is scheduled for December 14 and 15 and will be held at Trump's own golf resort in Miami. The world's leading advanced and emerging economies will gather there. Washington plans to limit the prominence of countries like Spain and other governments that do not fully align with its proposals.The main point of tension between the White House and La Moncloa revolves around Trump's demand that NATO member countries increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP, a proposal that Pedro Sánchez has flatly rejected. In this context, the US president even stated that "Spain does not play on the team," a declaration that well summarizes the current climate between the two governments
Furthermore, as we have been reporting this week on ElConstitucional.es, the Spanish Government has expressed concern over the violence against protesters in Iran and has called for an end to the repression, in line with condemnations from other European countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has called on the Iranian regime to respect freedom of demonstration and expression and has warned that he does not consider any external military intervention necessary, insisting that Iran does not need "any kind of external force" to resolve its crisis and that the response must be through dialogue and diplomacy