Pedro Sanchez

Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister

Albanese is a harsh critic of Israel and is campaigning in the European Union against the imposition of American sanctions on her and senior officials at the International Criminal Court.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presents the Commander's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, an Italian human rights expert, at Moncloa Palace on May 07, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.
SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sánchez at last month’s summit of European Union leaders in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Being Pedro Sanchez: Is Spain's anti-Israel prime minister on the wrong side of history?

US President Donald Trump against the backdrop of the NATO flag, April 24, 2026; illustrative.

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, 'punishing' other allies over Iran war conduct

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demands

Spanish Prime Minister calls for EU to break Association Agreement with Israel


Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right

Europe's far right lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday's election.

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Spain reopens embassy in Tehran following US-Iran ceasefire

“Together with my committed team, I have reopened today the Spanish Embassy in Tehran in order to join in efforts for peace from every possible quarter,” the Spanish Ambassador to Iran said.

A shuttered window of the Spanish embassy in Argentina is seen as Spain has recalled its ambassador after Argentina's President Javier Milei called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez "corrupt" during a far-right rally in Madrid, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 19, 2024.

Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'obsessive anti-Israel bias'

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar noted that the move was carried out in coordination with the United States.

The US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) at Kiryat Gat.

Spain is failing the West and weakening Europe's diplomatic hand - editorial

A NATO member that underfunds collective defense, obstructs allied operations, downgrades relations with Israel, and restores ties with Tehran is eroding Europe’s credibility.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside Movistar Arena as Real Madrid face Maccabi Tel Aviv in a EuroLeague basketball game on January 8, 2026, in Madrid, Spain.

Spain condemns Israeli strikes in Lebanon, ramps up opposition to Iran conflict

Spain's opposition to the conflict in Iran has further strained its relations with Washington, and figures within the MAGA movement are increasingly urging the US leader to punish Madrid.

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demands

Spanish PM Sanchez attacks Netanyahu: 'He wants to do to Lebanon what he did to Gaza'

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez condemns Israel's actions and warns of economic fallout from the Iran war.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Madrid, March 20, 2026.

Pedro Sanchez calls Middle East war a disaster as Trump threatens Spain

"This is how humanity's great disasters start ... You cannot play Russian roulette with destiny of millions," Sanchez said in a televised address to the nation.

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demands

Trump withdraws Canada Board of Peace invitation, Spain declines offer

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez cited consistency with Madrid's commitment to international law, the UN and multilateralism as the main reasons it was declining to participate.

World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Despite Gaza ceasefire, tens of thousands of protesters flood Spanish cities, go on general strike

Tens of thousands of people flooded Spanish cities on Wednesday to demonstrate against Israel, with some of the more riotous protests ending in arrests.

Demonstrators clash with a riot police during a general strike called by Spanish unions in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, October 15, 2025

Spain to discuss arms embargo on Israel on October 7 anniversary

The Spanish parliament will discuss approving a full arms embargo on the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre.

A demonstrator displays a placard next to a Palestinian flag during a protest calling for a trade and arms exports embargo against Israel, at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain, September 9, 2025