Madrid, March 4 (ANI) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to the US- and Israel-led strikes on Iran, warning that the conflict in West Asia risked “playing Russian roulette” with the lives of millions, Reuters reported.
In an address to the nation, Sánchez said such actions can trigger “humanity’s great disasters” and insisted his government’s position in four words was clear: “No to the war.” He added that Spain would not be complicit in measures that harm the world or run counter to its values and interests merely to avoid reprisals.
Speaking a day earlier alongside the German chancellor, US President Donald Trump accused Spain of being unhelpful and said he had asked US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt all dealings with Spain. “Some of the European nations have been helpful, and some haven’t — and I’m very surprised. Germany’s been great… Spain has been terrible. In fact, I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain,” Trump said, also expressing displeasure with the UK.
Trump asserted that recent US strikes had sharply degraded Iran’s military capabilities, saying, “We’ve had a very powerful impact because virtually everything they have has been knocked out now… Their missile count is going way down… They no longer have air protection. They no longer have any detection facilities at all.”
Earlier, Spain condemned the US and Israeli bombings of Iran as reckless and illegal and barred US aircraft from using its naval and air bases in southern Spain for operations directed at Tehran.
Separately, Iran’s state media reported that Iranians will hold a three-day farewell ceremony for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini prayer ground later tonight; details of the funeral procession will be announced when finalized.
