The propaganda machine of the Iranian regime has indirectly involved the Spanish Government. Iran has released images of several missiles in which Pedro Sánchez’s face appears accompanied by a written message in which, among other things, they thank the president: “Thank you, Prime Minister.”
The images have been published by an agency related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. In them, along with the photograph of the President of the Government, a phrase attributed to his statements about the conflict is included: “Of course, this war is not only illegal, it is also inhumane.”
The use of the image of the Chief Executive has generated discomfort within the Government itself. Those within the Executive consider that this is a propaganda use that does not reflect Spain’s official position.
Minister Sira Rego has described the gesture as “unfortunate”, while Minister Pablo Bustinduy has insisted that the Spanish position has not changed. “Spain’s position in this conflict has been clear and clear: defend common sense and international law. Any attempt to distort that position will have a very short journey,” he assured.
In parallel, the Popular Party has come forward. The popular leader Ester Muñoz has denounced on social networks that “missiles intended to kill people bring the recognition of the Iranian regime to Pedro Sánchez. There is no greater dishonor.” Along the same lines, Miguel Tellado has criticized that the president “is once again on the wrong side.”
The criticism has not only come from the opposition. Also from Israel, where the Foreign Minister has issued a direct warning: “How does it feel to know that your face and your words appear on those missiles? Keep in mind that Europe, including Spain, is within the range of those missiles.”
The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has gone further by stating that “Spain plays a very strange and incomprehensible game.”
