Spanish PM warns Iraq-like nightmare could repeat in Iran war

Middle Eastern outlets present Pedro Sánchez as a Western leader openly warning that a war with Iran would repeat the mistakes of Iraq and cause even greater regional suffering. They stress his calls for honesty with the United States and for Europe to resist being drawn into another large-scale conflict in the Middle East. They expect his stance to encourage more European debate over US-led military plans and to strengthen arguments for diplomacy with Iran.

• •Pedro Sánchez warns that a war involving Iran would be far worse for the Middle East than the 2003 Iraq invasion.
• •Sánchez urges European leaders to speak candidly with the United States about the risks of attacking Iran.
• •Middle Eastern coverage portrays Spain as one of the few Western countries publicly opposing a new war with Iran.
• •Commentators in the region argue that an Iran war would cause wider destruction and displacement than Iraq did.
• •Regional outlets expect Sánchez’s remarks to embolden other European politicians who favor negotiations with Iran over military action.