Military Bases: The United States Ready to Punish Spain by Offering the "Morón" to Morocco

Spain’s representative to NATO and EU military committees between 2018 and 2021, retired Lieutenant General Juan Montenegro believes that a forced departure from the Atlantic Alliance is unthinkable. However, he states in an interview with Spanish newspaper La Razón that the Morón air facilities will quickly be relocated to Morocco. This logistical operation of a few months would fit into the kingdom’s dynamic, which has signed a decade-long defense agreement and already hosts Israeli weapons factories. This transfer would symbolize United States displeasure with a Spain deemed less effective than its Moroccan ally.

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The situation is, however, very different for the Rota naval base. Protected by an active bilateral treaty, it has benefited from massive American investments that continue to this day. Moving such infrastructure would require years of work and colossal sums, a challenge compared by the former high-ranking officer to the desire to "build a cathedral in the 21st century." Furthermore, relocating the Morón base to Germany, which already hosts the Ramstein site, is ruled out since Berlin, like Paris and Rome, also opposes the current offensive against Iran.

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Regarding possible additional sanctions, the former officer, who participated in the creation of Spain’s Emergency Military Unit and has already negotiated with Donald Trump during his first term, does not believe in a reconsideration of bilateral defense agreements. Although the Spanish military depends 100% on Americans for the maintenance of its frigates and spare parts for its F-18 aircraft, a break on this front would amount, according to him, to a veritable declaration of war.