Spanish PM Savages Trump For Unleashing ‘Chaos’ With Iran War

Spain’s prime minister has torn into Donald Trump for unleashing “chaos” with his war in Iran.

The US president agreed a two-week ceasefire with Tehran overnight, following more than a month of conflict.

The news came as a relief considering the president had warned a “civilisation will die” unless the Iranian regime agreed to end the war just 24 hours before.

Trump had told Tehran it had to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, the major shipping lane which transports a fifth of the world’s oil supply, by 1am Wednesday morning (UK time) – or he would attack civilian infrastructure.

Oil prices have already started to fall after the truce was announced but there is no guarantees that the global economy will settle back to normal anytime soon.

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez made it clear he is not willing to forget the mayhem unleashed by the US’s Operation Epic Fury.

According to a translation on X, the Spanish PM tore into the US for the “destruction” it has caused over the last six weeks.

He said: “Ceasefires are always good news.

“Especially if they lead to a just and lasting peace.

“But this momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost.

“The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket. What’s needed now: diplomacy, international legality, and PEACE.”

The Iran war has put a major strain on US relations with European allies.

Trump has repeatedly raged over Nato’s refusal to support him in the conflict, even though the alliance was built for defence – not to attack.

Allies also refused to send warships to the Gulf to force Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with figureheads like Keir Starmer reminding the public that it is “not our war”.

The prime minister has been particularly berated by Trump because the UK refused to grant American troops access to British military bases for pre-emptive strikes on Iran.

While Starmer permitted the US to use its sites for defensive and limited strikes, Trump has called British ships “old and broken down”, comparing them to “toys”.

On Monday, he even compared Starmer to 1930s Tory PM Neville Chamberlain, who is remembered for pursuing an appeasement policy towards the Nazis before World War 2.