A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US presidentOn Wednesday morning, Pedro Sánchez delivered a 10-minute televised address with the rather bland title: “An institutional declaration by the prime minister to assess...
<p>As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president</p><p>On Wednesday morning, Pedro Sánchez delivered a 10-minute televised address with the rather bland title: “An institutional declaration by the prime minister to assess recent international events.”</p><p>The speech’s words, however, were anything but beige. Hours after Donald Trump had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/trump-says-he-fears-irans-next-leader-could-be-as-bad-as-the-previous-person">threatened to cut off trade with Spain</a> over its government’s refusal to allow two jointly operated bases in Andalucía to be used to strike Iran, Sánchez set out his thinking.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/pedro-sanchez-spain-european-leader-take-on-trump">Continue reading...</a>
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