Sánchez demands from Trump the end of hostilities: "No to war"

MadridDonald Trump's threats have not shifted Pedro Sánchez's discourse on the Middle East war by even a millimeter. On the contrary: he has taken advantage of the clash with the President of the United States to solemnize in an institutional declaration his position on the attack on Iran and the principles that will guide his government's foreign policy. "Our stance is summarized in a 'no to war'," he proclaimed, addressing the Trump administration, calling for a cessation of hostilities in the United States, Israel, and Iran. "The world cannot resolve conflicts with bombs, and we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past," he summarized.

Sánchez directly referred to the precedent of the Iraq war, where Spain had a very different position from the current one. José María Aznar's government, from the PP, embraced George Bush's strategy and supported the military invasion under the pretext of the existence of weapons of mass destruction. "23 years ago, another US administration dragged us into another Middle East war to theoretically eliminate weapons of mass destruction and guarantee global security [...]. but it generated the opposite effect. It generated a drastic increase in jihadist terrorism, a migratory crisis, and an increase in energy costs. That was the gift of the Axis of Evil trio: a lousy life," he stated. A reference in terms of internal politics that also serves to corner Alberto Nuñez Feijóo's PP, which has closed ranks with the United States and the main European powers. "The question is not whether we are with the ayatollahs, who repudiate us as a regime, but whether we are with international legality," Sánchez reaffirmed, in response to accusations from the PP and Vox of supporting the Iranian dictatorship.