The Spanish government of Socialist Pedro Sánchez had described the venture as an “unjustified and dangerous military intervention”. And, as he hit back at Trump’s trade threats, Sánchez said the main task for any government was to improve people’s lives. “This is the riskiest move [Sánchez] has made on the international scene,” noted Lola García, a political commentator at La Vanguardia newspaper. Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez. Comparing the offensive against Iran to that invasion, Sánchez told viewers it had “made the world less safe and life worse”.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2026 20:00 UTC