00:02At a time when much of Europe is cautiously backing Washington,
00:06Spain's Prime Minister is saying something very different.
00:09And that defiance has turned Pedro Sánchez into one of the loudest European critics of Donald Trump.
00:18Sánchez has been Spain's Prime Minister since 2018 and leads the country's socialist government.
00:23Over the past year, he has emerged as a prominent voice of the European left.
00:26From immigration to tech regulation to the war in Gaza,
00:30Sánchez has repeatedly taken positions that sharply diverge from Washington.
00:34And now, it's the war in Iran.
00:44Spain refused to allow American warplanes involved in the strikes to use its military bases.
00:55Those bases, in Rota and Morón, have been key US facilities in Europe for decades.
01:01Trump threatened to cut off trade with Spain, called the country a terrible ally,
01:05and suggested the US could use the bases anyway.
01:07We could just fly in and use it. Nobody's going to tell us not to use it.
01:11But Sánchez doubled down.
01:13Y finalmente, no a repetir los errores del pasado.
01:16The standoff has exposed a rare split within the Western alliance.
01:20While Britain, France and Germany have signaled support for defensive action against Iran,
01:24Spain has taken a clear anti-war stance.
01:27The position of the government of Spain resume in four words.
01:30No to the war.
01:33No.
01:33No to the war.
01:34No to the war.
01:35No to the war.
01:35No to the war.
01:35No to the war.
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