Spain slams White House after unexpected claim about their position on Iran conflict

Spain’s decision to bar U.S. airstrikes from its bases was more than a legal objection; it was a moral line in the sand. Pedro Sánchez framed it as a refusal to repeat the Iraq mistake, invoking the trauma of a war that fueled terrorism and mass displacement. “No a la guerra” became not just a slogan, but a pointed rebuke to Washington’s strategy and urgency. For many Spaniards, it sounded like long-overdue independence from America’s shadow.