Iranian state TV claimed on Monday that the Islamic Republic had launched a missile at “US-Israeli assets” carrying a poster thanking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
"Praise for the Spanish minister who says this war is illegal. We also say: of course, this war is not only illegal, but also inhuman. Thank you, prime minister," the poster said in Farsi and English.
Sánchez made the remarks on Thursday in Brussels ahead of a European Union summit, saying that Madrid "has condemned the war from the very first moment" and that he regarded the US and Israeli operations against Iran as "illegal".
Iran released footage of what it claims is its 75th wave of attacks, featuring imagery of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the missiles. pic.twitter.com/J4rULbhp9Q
His government has also barred the US from using joint military bases on Spanish territory for strikes on the Islamic regime, prompting Trump to threaten Madrid with the suspension of trade ties.
"Pedro Sánchez – Iran’s mullah regime is thanking you by putting your words on the missiles it fires at civilians in Israel and the Arab world," Israel's Foreign Ministry tweeted on Monday.
"How does it feel knowing your face & words are on these missiles?" they asked. "Keep in mind that Europe – including Spain – is within range of these missiles."
The sticker thanking Sánchez is part of a broader propaganda campaign that Iran has been running since the outbreak of the war, which has also seen the regime launch missiles "in memory of victims of [Jeffrey] Epstein's island", a reference to the convicted sex offender.
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