Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has addressed growing tensions between Madrid and the Trump administration, reaffirming Spain's commitment to international law even as that stance strains relations with Washington. Spain has emerged as one of Europe's most prominent critics of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, a position that has placed it at odds with the United States and several European allies. Madrid has also renewed its push for strategic European autonomy, including renewed calls for a standing EU army to reduce the continent's military dependence on the United States.