Iran, Spain and Trump
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Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran.
The White House had said Spain agreed to cooperate with U.S. military operations after President Trump threatened trade penalties.
Multiple European countries have announced further deployment of naval assets to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on a UK base in Cyprus. HMS Dragon is expected next week. View on eurone
His anger stems from the country’s denial of the use of its military bases to U.S. forces involved in the attack against Iran. Spain didn’t seem fazed.
Spain is sending its most advanced frigate to help provide air defense for the island of Cyprus, a fellow member of the European Union, which has been the target of Iranian drones. The ship, the Christopher Columbus,
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, written off numerous times since taking office in 2018, is grabbing the political lifeline unwittingly thrown his way by Donald Trump.
But the recent announcement by the Spanish government of a scheme to legalise the status of at least half a million migrants has provided Diana, and many others, with hope. "It's going to help us in every possible way,
Tens of thousands of people in Spain demonstrated for equality at rallies marking International Women's Day but also demanded an end to the war on Iran, calling for peace in nationwide marches on