Pedro Sánchez has gone from condemning the US attack on Iran to “demanding the cessation of hostilities.” “You cannot respond to one illegality with another,” the President of the Government justified during an institutional statement at the Moncloa Palace where he summarized Spain’s position in this conflict, rescuing the slogan “no to war.” Without changing their position one bit, and even justifying the use of the term “demand” so that both US, Israel and Iran “stop before it’s too late”Sánchez has thus made it clear to Donald Trump that he is not deterred by his threats to break commercial relations.
The President of the Government has accompanied his “no to war” by referring as a certain founding myth to the historic mobilizations against Spain’s participation in the Iraq war during the second term of José María Aznar. “23 years ago, another American administration dragged us into a war in the Middle East,” he recalled, noting that its consequences had the opposite effect than expected, with a “drastic increase” in terrorism and the cost of living. “The gift of the Azores trio,” he said, was a “more insecure world and a worse life.”
The Government reinforces its arguments to be in against the use of US military bases. Therefore, Trump has threatened to “cut off all trade with Spain” and has said that he “wants nothing to do” with the country after the Government’s refusal to authorize the use of the Morón and Rota bases in military operations against Tehran. He has also stated that Spain has been “a terrible partner” of NATO and has warned that “no one” will tell him that he cannot use their facilities.
Given this, the Executive has assured that Spain complies with its commitments to NATO and European defense, and has warned it that if it wants to review the bilateral trade relationship, it must respect international legality and the agreements between the EU and the US.
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