{"id":6400,"date":"2026-04-03T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/6400\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:14:17","slug":"iran-plasters-pedro-sanchezs-photo-on-missiles-fired-at-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/6400\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran plasters Pedro Sanchez&#8217;s photo on missiles fired at Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IRAN\u2019s Revolutionary Guard is plastering photos of Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on missiles fired at Israel, according to Iran\u2019s state-controlled news agency.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared on social media by Tasnim, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, shows a soldier attaching a rectangular poster bearing Sanchez\u2019s photograph to what appears to be the surface of a warhead.<\/p>\n<p>The poster also carries a thank-you message to the Spanish Prime Minister, written in both English and Persian, paraphrasing one of Sanchez\u2019s quotes: \u201cOf course, this war is not only illegal, but also inhuman. Thank you, Prime Minister.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While Sanchez has not used these exact words, he has repeatedly condemned US-Israeli strikes as \u2018unilateral\u2019 and \u2018illegal,\u2019 adding that Spain\u2019s stance on the conflict could be \u2018summed up in four words: no to the war.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/03\/19\/energy-shock-fears-mount-after-iranian-attack-on-vital-qatar-plant-sends-gas-prices-soaring-by-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Energy shock fears mount after Iranian attack on vital Qatar plant sends gas prices soaring by 25%<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hecwj3yaoaaant_-490x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476049\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>In the same Tasnim video, soldiers are seen affixing a separate thank-you message to \u2018those who expressed sympathy in London for Trump\u2019s war crimes in Iran.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>The message appears to reference a protest rally that took place in London on March 7, when thousands demonstrated against a joint US-Israeli strike on a school in Minab, southern Iran, which killed 175 people \u2013 including many children \u2013 on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>The clip concludes with footage of a missile launch, as a voice in the background proclaims \u2018Allahu Akbar\u2019 (\u2018God is great\u2019 in Arabic).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">???? | Miembros de la Guardia Revolucionaria de Ir\u00e1n colocan pegatinas con la imagen de Pedro S\u00e1nchez en misiles bal\u00edsticos antes de su lanzamiento.<\/p>\n<p>Las im\u00e1genes muestran el rostro del presidente del Gobierno de Espa\u00f1a junto a una cita atribuida a \u00e9l: \u00abNo solo es una guerra\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjGsCSK1tZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tjGsCSK1tZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlertaMundoNews\/status\/2035849822578888905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published on X (formerly Twitter) shortly before 8pm on Sunday, the video was accompanied by a stark post: \u201cInscriptions on missiles that will soon be launched toward the occupied territories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The footage drew sharp criticism from Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry, which retweeted the post with pointed words for Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPedro Sanchez \u2013 Iran\u2019s mullah regime is thanking you by putting your words on the missiles it fires at civilians in Israel and the Arab world,\u201d the Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does it feel knowing your face and words are on these missiles? Keep in mind that Europe \u2013 including Spain \u2013 is within range of these missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/03\/19\/the-global-blueprint-to-weather-oil-shocks-with-renewables\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain is a \u2018role model in weathering Iranian oil shocks due to its speedy rollout of renewables\u2019, according to the FT\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Pedro S\u00e1nchez \u2013 Iran\u2019s mullah regime is thanking you by putting your words on the missiles it fires at civilians in Israel and the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p>How does it feel knowing your face &amp; words are on these missiles?<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that Europe \u2013 including Spain \u2013 is within range of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/emDyJPokkh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/emDyJPokkh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/2036005027521896605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish government has yet to comment on the exchange. However, on Thursday last week, Sanchez doubled down on his stance at a meeting in Brussels, insisting that Spain was \u2018on the right side of history.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Now entering its fourth week, the war in Iran began on February 28 after the United States and Israel launched joint strikes across the country, targeting the regime\u2019s military facilities and killing the nation\u2019s long-time leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has retaliated by targeting Israel, US bases across the Middle East and beyond, as well as refineries and gas fields across the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/03\/17\/spain-to-release-11-5-million-barrels-of-oil-reserves-in-attempt-to-mitigate-impact-of-strait-of-hormuz-closure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain to release 11.5 million barrels of oil reserves in attempt to mitigate impact of Strait of Hormuz closure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tehran has also effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for a fifth of the world\u2019s oil, to all US allies \u2013 in a move that experts fear may soon cripple global economies.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has further strained tense US-Spain relations after the Spanish government said its bases at Rota and Moron, in Andalucia, could not be used by the US for strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lambasted Sanchez over the decision, threatening to cut off all trade with Spain \u2013 though he has yet to follow up on the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/category\/other-news\/international-affairs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Affairs News<\/a> from The Olive Press.<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IRAN\u2019s Revolutionary Guard is plastering photos of Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on missiles fired at Israel, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[6533,34,197,243,3441,320,321,304,6534,67,6535,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-6400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pedro-sanchez","8":"tag-ballistic-missiles","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-war","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-missiles","13":"tag-news-spain","14":"tag-newspaper","15":"tag-pedro-sanchez","16":"tag-revolutionary-guard","17":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","18":"tag-tasnim","19":"tag-the-olive-press"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116340252754835331","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}