Talking in Madrid, Iranian Ambassador to Spain Reza Zabib claimed that Iran doesn’t need conflict however “has the capability” to react to aggression, even suggesting that any US navy base in Europe might be a goal.
Iran has the aptitude to assault any US navy base in Europe “with out it mattering the place” and “if needed,” the Iranian Ambassador to Spain Reza Zabib mentioned Monday.
Nevertheless, doing so “could be a response, not an act of aggression,” the senior diplomat added when talking at a press convention in Madrid.
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“We’re a rustic able to reacting,” Zabib mentioned, “though I hope there will likely be no want to take action”.
He additionally acknowledged that he has no “technical” details about current Iranian assaults on a British base in Cyprus however that “it could be in keeping with Iran’s common rule to react to unlawful aggression.”
The ambassador additionally confirmed that he’ll attend a gathering with Spain’s Overseas Minister, José Manuel Albares, who summoned him on Monday to convey Spain’s rejection and condemnation of Iran’s “unjustified” actions towards Gulf international locations and to demand that they stop “instantly”.
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Zabib repeatedly known as for peace within the press convention, in addition to respect for human rights and worldwide regulation, and strengthened Iran’s refusal to barter with the US with a “categorical no” as a result of “there isn’t any room to barter with the aggressor”.
Requested in regards to the US bases in Rota and Morón in Spain, which Spain not too long ago dominated out permitting US navy operations to be launched from the bases, he replied noncommittally: “The overall rule for us is we are going to reply to any motion, with out it mattering the place.”
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Nevertheless, Zabib did say that “we worth the Spanish authorities’s response towards the aggression. The aggression was rejected, and that is helpful to us.”
The Spanish authorities this week refused to authorise the US to make use of its bases in Spain “for the conflict towards Iran” as “this may solely be performed when working inside worldwide regulation, not when a military acts unilaterally”, a place welcomed by the Iranian embassy.
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The choice has triggered outrage amongst some in Washington, notably Republican Senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham, who served within the US navy at bases in Spain.
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Posting on social media, Graham acknowledged: “Throughout my time within the U.S. Air Pressure within the mid-80s after I was assigned as a prosecutor in Europe on the peak of the Chilly Warfare, I used to be tasked to American air bases in Spain as part of my authorized duties.
I’ve nice admiration for the Spanish folks they usually have been nice allies up to now. Nevertheless, the present authorities in Spain is turning into the gold normal of pathetically weak European management that has misplaced its ethical manner, apparently reluctant to sentence the terrorist regime in Iran and don’t have anything however criticism for the US.”
Throughout my time within the U.S. Air Pressure within the mid-80s after I was assigned as a prosecutor in Europe on the peak of the Chilly Warfare, I used to be tasked to American air bases in Spain as part of my authorized duties. I’ve nice admiration for the Spanish folks they usually have been nice…
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 2, 2026
