Spain has refused outright to support the United States and Israel’s military operation against Iran. The move has been applauded by Iran’s ambassador to Spain: ‘They have rejected the aggression and that is valuable to us.’ The Pentagon meanwhile has withdrawn aircraft deployed at its bases in Morón de la Frontera (Seville) and Rota (Cádiz).

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s socialist prime minister, rarely misses an opportunity to goad Trump

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s socialist prime minister, rarely misses an opportunity to goad Trump

Justifying Spain’s refusal to cooperate, José Manuel Albares, the foreign minister, insisted that, ‘A logic of violence, as we are seeing, only leads to a spiral of violence, when unilateral military actions outside the United Nations Charter… have no clear objective. Europe must defend international law, de-escalation and negotiation,’

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s socialist prime minister, rarely misses an opportunity to goad Trump. On first hearing of the US-Israeli offensive, he declared: ‘Our fears have been confirmed. The US and Israel have attacked Iran unilaterally, without consulting the international community… violating........

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