Spain’s Sánchez Says Trump’s War on Iran Undermines Global Order

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Valladolid on March 13. — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Valladolid on March 13.Photographer: Claudia Alba/Europa Press/Getty Images

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By Daniel Basteiro

March 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump is weakening the international order by waging war on Iran, according to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

“This is a unilateral war started by two nations, by two governments, without consulting or coordinating with their allies,” Sánchez said in an interview published Monday with The Rest Is Politics podcast.