Most European leaders have trodden a fine line between offering limited support for US military action against Iran and warning of a regional conflagration. Not Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Trump praised Germany and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for being cooperative. “Spain has tripled its defense spending since I became prime minister,” Sánchez retorted. Now in his eighth year as Spain’s prime minister, Sánchez appears no longer to worry about confronting “Daddy” or the broader MAGA movement.

Source: CNN March 08, 2026 17:34 UTC