A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
The Guardian World
by Sam Jones in Madrid, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Deborah Cole in Berlin and Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoMarch 6, 2026
As the Spanish PM decries the war in Iran, other politicians are unable – or unwilling – to speak against the US president
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.”
The speech’s words, however, were anything but beige. Hours after Donald Trump had threatened to cut off trade with Spain over its government’s refusal to allow two jointly operated bases in Andalucía to be used to strike Iran, Sánchez set out his thinking.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/6/2026