{"id":2576058,"date":"2026-03-04T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-urges-trump-not-to-play-russian-roulette-with-destiny-of-millions-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:14:19","slug":"spain-urges-trump-not-to-play-russian-roulette-with-destiny-of-millions-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spain-urges-trump-not-to-play-russian-roulette-with-destiny-of-millions-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain urges Trump not to &#8216;play Russian roulette&#8217; with &#8216;destiny of millions\u2019 in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspain-urges-trump-not-to-play-russian-roulette-with-destiny-of-millions-in-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez challenged Donald Trump over threats to punish Spain for not letting U.S. bases be used to attack Iran, calling the idea dangerous and a violation of international law and warning that war woudl gamble with civilian lives. S\u00e1nchez, who also leads the Spanish Socialist Workers\u2019 Party, declared in a televised address that Spain will say \u201cno to the war\u201d and refuse to be complicit simply to avoid reprisals. european leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, voiced solidarity with Spain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-trump-met-with-sidney-powell-and-general-flynn-in-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-fraud\/\" title=\"REPORT: President ... Met with Sidney Powell and General Flynn in Oval Office \u2013 Discussed Deploying Military, Naming Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud\">pushed back<\/a> against coercive measures, while the European Commission emphasized unity among member states and warned against singling out spain. Portugal allowed increased use of the Lajes air base for U.S. operations, arguing it upholds NATO obligations. The episode underscores mounting tension between the U.S. and Europe over Iran policy and Europe\u2019s resolve to defend its collective interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Spain urges Trump not to &lsquo;play Russian roulette&rsquo; with &lsquo;destiny of millions&rsquo; in Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2522003\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hit back at President Donald Trump following threats that the United States would punish the European country for not allowing the use of its military bases to attack Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters during a Tuesday meeting in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that he instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4478488\/trump-threatens-trade-spain-nato-defense-spending\/\">cut off all trade with Spain<\/a>&rdquo; after Sanchez&rsquo;s government denied the U.S. military use of bases such as Rota and Mor&oacute;n for its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4479838\/lindsey-graham-sold-iran-operation-trump-legacy-making-berlin-wall-stuff\/\">operations against Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4479809\/nato-shoots-down-iranian-missile-headed-turkey\/\">NATO shoots down Iranian missile headed for Turkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4479725\/us-ecuador-target-designated-terrorist-organizations-joint-operations\/\">US and Ecuador target &#8216;designated terrorist organizations&#8217; in joint operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4479235\/israel-maga-divide-allegations-netanyahu-pushed-us-iran\/\">Israel First? MAGA divide erupts over allegations Netanyahu pushed US into Iran conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sanchez, who also serves as the Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers&rsquo; Party, warned Trump directly in a televised speech on Wednesday that he was gambling with civilian lives by launching the conflict and rebuked him for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violating international law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4478465\/trump-denies-israel-forced-us-attack-iran\/\"><strong>TRUMP DENIES ISRAEL &lsquo;FORCED&rsquo; US TO ATTACK IRAN: &lsquo;I MIGHT HAVE FORCED ISRAEL&rsquo;S HAND&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is how humanity&rsquo;s great disasters start,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> said in the address. &ldquo;You cannot play Russian roulette with destiny of millions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spain&rsquo;s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The position of the Spanish government can be summarized in four words: &lsquo;No to the war,&rsquo;&rdquo; Sanchez continued. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to be complicit in something that&rsquo;s bad for the world nor contrary to our values and interests simply to avoid reprisals from someone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476338\/uk-france-germany-vow-defend-gulf-allies\/\">European allies<\/a> have circled the wagons around Spain, beginning with Merz. The German chancellor told reporters following his awkward silence on the issue during the Oval Office conference that he expressed to Trump in private that embargoing Spain is not possible.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/4476401\/justice-arrives-tehran-terror\/\"><strong>MIKE PENCE: JUSTICE ARRIVES FOR TEHRAN&rsquo;S TERRORISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said that Spain is a member of the European Union and we negotiate about tariffs with the United States only together or not at all,&rdquo; Merz explained. &ldquo;There is no way to treat Spain particularly badly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission released a statement on Wednesday affirming its position that Spain cannot be singled out for punishment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stand in full solidarity with all member states and all its citizens and, through our common trade policy, stand ready to act if necessary to safeguard EU interests,&rdquo; Commission spokesman Olof Gill&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p>French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> has positioned himself at the front of European opposition against the U.S. and Israel on the strikes, with the French government decrying the operations as &ldquo;outside international law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Macron reached out to Sanchez personally to &ldquo;express France&rsquo;s European solidarity in response to the recent threats of economic coercion targeting Spain,&rdquo; according to the president&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking from their Spanish neighbors, Portugal swooped in to allow U.S. planes use of its Lajes air base for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4478138\/iran-assembly-of-experts-bombed-during-election-next-supreme-leader\/\">ongoing operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel acknowledged to reporters in Brussels on Monday that there has been &ldquo;a more intensive use of the Lajes base in recent weeks&rdquo; by U.S. planes. Rangel dismissed objections to the arrangement by citing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/portugal\/\">Portugal&rsquo;s<\/a> 1951 treaty with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4479228\/blumenthal-us-troops-deployment-iran-briefing\/\">SENATE DEMOCRAT &lsquo;MORE FEARFUL THAN EVER&rsquo; OF US TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO IRAN AFTER BRIEFING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Escalated use of the base] does not need to be authorized, nor known, by Portugal,&rdquo; Rangel told reporters. &ldquo;Look at the past 50 or 60 years, and you will see it has always been this way [&hellip;] and that is how it will continue. We fulfill our obligations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;Portugal has always defended its alliance with the U.S. and its membership of NATO, and that has not changed with geopolitical shifts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain warns Trump against gambling with Iran&#8217;s fate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2576059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26045522879818.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,11648,3634],"class_list":["post-2576058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-spain","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26045522879818.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576058"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576062,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576058\/revisions\/2576062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}