{"id":20626,"date":"2026-03-25T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/iran-thanks-spains-trump-hating-pm-by-allowing-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-socialist-calls-war-worse-than-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:11:38","slug":"iran-thanks-spains-trump-hating-pm-by-allowing-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-socialist-calls-war-worse-than-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/iran-thanks-spains-trump-hating-pm-by-allowing-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-socialist-calls-war-worse-than-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran thanks Spain&#8217;s Trump-hating PM by allowing passage through the Strait of Hormuz&#8230; as socialist calls war &#8216;worse than Iraq&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Iran has allowed Spanish ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after the country&#8217;s leader who criticizes Donald Trump criticized the US-Israeli campaign.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"efc0e9fe-782d-4a99-96ae-7471c8151ee1\" class=\"suggested-link\">pedro<\/span> Sanchez said it was &#8220;unjust&#8221; for global citizens to have to deal with the costs of an &#8220;illegal&#8221; Middle East war, which he described as &#8220;worse than Iraq.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38631334\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Iran has allowed Spanish ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38631308\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the US-Israeli war<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In return, the Mullah regime greenlighted safe passage for Spanish ships to pass through the vital trade artery \u2013 after weeks of attacking anything that dared enter the waterway.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong><em>It comes like this&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The Spanish PM also said the conflict had caused &#8220;serious economic damage&#8221; and that his country&#8217;s businesses had lost around \u00a390 billion since February 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">Don&#8217;s deal collapses<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Iran rejects Trump&#8217;s 15-point peace plan and attacks US aircraft carrier<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newspress-collage-wmum209zx-1774432872576.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1774432917&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">desert storm<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Dubai the latest hell for Britons as tornadoes and wild weather threaten the region<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The socialist leader angrily told Spain&#8217;s parliament: \u201cThis is not the same scenario as the illegal war in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are facing something much worse. Much worse. With a potential impact that is far broader and far deeper.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish leader, who is often a sharp critic of his American counterpart, described the US-Israeli war as &#8220;absurd and illegal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez also hit out at Washington&#8217;s request to let Madrid use its military bases in its campaign against Trump <span id=\"29a4488b-25c9-4c1b-96c1-f418d742818c\" class=\"suggested-link\">iran<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This stance has been maintained despite the US President&#8217;s threat to cut off trade with Spain as punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Underscoring that the 2003 war in Iraq led to a migration crisis, terrorist attacks in Europe and a deterioration in the quality of life for civilians, Sanchez warned <span id=\"a04595a9-99fe-4525-a9e6-5f5e036de078\" class=\"suggested-link\">strikes<\/span> The same consequences could happen to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cEvery bomb that falls in the Middle East ultimately hits the pockets of our families \u2013 as we are already seeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not fair that some people established this <span id=\"f56f89b1-6a70-43ee-b2a4-6d8ba70b5a10\" class=\"suggested-link\">the world is burning<\/span> While others bear the ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38631381\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Oil tanker catches fire after attack near Iraq<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38624442\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption\"\/>\n<p>He added: &#8220;It is not right that Spaniards and other Europeans should pay out of their own pockets for this illegal war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Iran responded to Trump&#8217;s 15-point peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran hit back with a list of demands, including a call to close US bases in the Middle East and impose a new toll for access to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes amid reports that Iran has laid destructive minefields in the key strait.<\/p>\n<p>Deadly naval bombs float in the calm waters of the narrow channel connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38631608\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Picture of Tehran after American-Israeli attack<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Polaris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38625410\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption\"\/>\n<p>Each can carry huge explosives capable of blowing up enemy ships.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CBS that two types of Iranian mines are littering a route that until a month ago carried a fifth of the global oil supply.<\/p>\n<p>The Maham 3 and Maham 7 limpet mines are Iranian-made and form a key part of the regime&#8217;s artillery.<\/p>\n<p>They are now freed to attack any ship that dares enter the strait.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran also claimed to have fired cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The rogue nation claimed that its attack &#8220;forced the US naval fleet to change position&#8221; 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