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Webinar: US–Iran war
The World Socialist Web Site is holding an emergency global webinar this Sunday, March 8, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
“The World Socialist Web Site is holding an emergency global webinar this Sunday, March 8, at 3:00 p”
The webinar will explain the origins of the US imperialist war against Iran, the social forces driving it, and the strategy required to stop it.
The article urges readers to register.
It argues that workers and youth cannot rely on European powers or their military and diplomatic initiatives to halt the war, and that a socialist movement is required to oppose the conflict.
US-Spain dispute over Iran
The piece details a recent confrontation between US President Donald Trump and the Spanish government after the PSOE-Sumar government refused to allow US-Spanish bases at Rota and Moron to continue being used to bomb Iran.
The article quotes Trump calling Spain 'terrible' and saying some European nations have been 'helpful and some haven’t'.
It reports he instructed his Treasury Secretary, 'Scott [Bessent], to cut off all dealings with Spain'.
The Spanish government’s public anti-war posture is highlighted by Pedro Sánchez’s declaration that the government can be summed up in four words: 'No to war'.
That stance is contrasted with Madrid’s dispatch of the frigate Cristóbal Colón to the eastern Mediterranean to 'offer protection and aerial defence,' the Defence Ministry said.
The ship is described as 481 foot, displacing 6,390 tonnes and equipped with 64 RIM 162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles.
It was positioned near Cyprus to counter Iranian and Hezbollah strikes and to free up US military resources for bombing Iran.
Government critique and polls
The article condemns the PSOE-Sumar government's shifts as serving the imperialist interests of the Spanish bourgeoisie.
“The World Socialist Web Site is holding an emergency global webinar this Sunday, March 8, at 3:00 p”
It argues its anti-war pretenses are political fraud designed to defuse working-class opposition while pursuing predatory state interests.
It cites public opinion figures presented in the piece: around 63 percent of Spaniards believe Trump represents a risk to world peace.
About 66 percent view him as a danger for Spain.
About 71 percent say his actions violate international law and the UN Charter.
Roughly 61.5 percent believe his policies threaten global peace.
65 percent describe his foreign policy as driven by 'recolonisation and resource predation'.
Over 80 percent express anxiety about the widening Middle East war.
Spain's NATO and Gaza policy
The article documents what it calls Madrid’s deeper military integration into NATO and support for wars.
Spanish military spending rose from around €30 billion in 2018 to roughly €55 billion by 2024 and exceeded €66 billion in 2025, it says.
It notes that Madrid made limited criticisms of Israel while recognising the State of Palestine in May 2024 and supporting ICJ proceedings but refusing to call Israeli actions a genocide.
The piece asserts that during "the first year and a half of the NATO-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza" Spain continued selling and purchasing weapons from Israel.
It says Spain allowed Spanish ports to ship weapons to the Israeli military and let US aircraft involved in strikes fly from bases at Rota and Morón.
The article cites El País reporting that the USS Roosevelt and the USS Bulkeley joined operations after moving to the eastern Mediterranean and that US refuelling aircraft supported long-range strike missions.
The article criticises Podemos and Pablo Iglesias’ nationalist response, quoting Iglesias on social media calling for leaving NATO and for Europe to develop its own nuclear deterrent.
It accuses Podemos of a record in government from 2020 to 2023 of imposing austerity, funneling EU COVID bailout funds to banks and big business, supporting NATO’s war against Russia and the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and repressing workers at home.
It concludes that the only progressive alternative is building an independent, international socialist movement of the working class and organising meetings, protests and strikes against the war on Iran and European rearmament.
Key Takeaways
- Emergency global webinar scheduled Sunday March 8 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
- Webinar explaining origins, social drivers, and strategy to stop US imperialist war against Iran
- WSWS urges worldwide readers to register for and attend the emergency webinar
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