Spain remains steadfast in rejecting involvement in attacking Iran

Geneva (ANTARA) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday (4 March) firmly rejected the notion of bowing to a military escalation in the Middle East and again urged an immediate ceasefire between Israel, the United States and Iran. In a video posted on X, the U.S.-owned social media platform, Sánchez stated his government’s position plainly: ‘not to go to war’. He said Spain would not ‘be involved’ in actions ‘bad for the world’ simply for fear of retaliation. While condemning the Iranian regime for its oppression of its citizens, he stressed that one illegal act cannot be answered with another illegal act, referring to the unilateral attacks currently taking place by the United States and Israel. ‘We have absolute faith in the strength of our economy, in our institutions, and, I would say, in the moral power of our country; and in moments like these we are prouder than ever to be Spanish,’ Sánchez concluded. Tensions between the United States and Spain rose as Madrid not only condemned the attack on Iran but also refused to allow Washington to use Spanish bases to carry out attacks on Iran. Previously, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares explicitly denied that Spain had agreed to military cooperation with the United States following tensions over access to bases amid the ongoing US-Israel attacks on Iran. ‘The Government’s position on the war in the Middle East and the bombing in Iran, regarding the use of bases, has not changed one iota,’ Albares said. The denial came after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US military, and that the US military was coordinating with its Spanish counterparts. Source: AnadoluTranslator: Yoanita Hastryka Djohan