The Spanish prime minister has doubled down on his opposition to the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, warning that Donald Trump was playing 'Russian roulette' with the lives of millions. Pedro Sánchez was responding after the US president threatened to cut trade with Madrid over its position on the conflict. 'The position of the Spanish government can be summarised in four words: no to the war,' he said in a televised address to the nation. Tensions between the two Nato allies increased after Sánchez denounced the US and Israeli bombings of Iran as 'unjustified and dangerous', and denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory to attack Tehran

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2026 22:33 UTC