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Spain reopens Iran embassy amid criticism of Israel’s Lebanon strikes
Spain condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon as illegal, reopens Tehran embassy, and calls for peace amid rising Middle East tensions.
09.04.2026
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
Source:https://www.newarab.com/news/spain-reopens-iran-embassy-amid-criticism-lebanon-strikes
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday announced that Spain would reopen its embassy in Tehran in hopes of achieving peace in the region, as he accused Israel of violating international law and a newly brokered two-week ceasefire in the Middle East.
The foreign minister criticised Israel carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, as Spain has emerged as one of the most vocal critics among Western nations of US and Israeli actions in Iran and Lebanon, closing its airspace to any aircraft involved in a conflict Madrid has called reckless and illegal.
"Yesterday we saw how Israel, flouting the ceasefire and in violation of international law, dropped hundreds of bombs on Lebanon," Albares told lawmakers in the lower house.
"I've instructed our ambassador in Tehran to return, to take up his post again and reopen our embassy, and for us to join in this effort for peace from every possible quarter, including from the Iranian capital itself," he added.
In an interview with public radio RNE on Wednesday, Albares said it was "unacceptable" that Israel continued its invasion of Lebanon.
"All fronts must cease, and all fronts also means Lebanon. It is unacceptable that Israel's war, Israel's invasion of a sovereign country like Lebanon... continues," he said.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire as "good news" on X but said Spain would not "applaud those who set fire to the world because they show up with a bucket".
This comes as news agency AFP reported that Spain summoned Israel's top representative to Madrid on Wednesday after the Israeli military briefly arrested a Spanish soldier from the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
Citing foreign ministry sources, AFP further reported that Israel's charge d'affaires was summoned "to protest the unjustifiable detention of a Spanish UNIFIL soldier by the Israeli army."
UNIFIL on Tuesday said Israeli forces had held one of its peacekeepers "after blocking a logistics convoy", without revealing the nationality. The soldier "was released in less than an hour".
Spain condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon as illegal, reopens Tehran embassy, and calls for peace amid rising Middle East tensions.
09.04.2026
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
Source:https://www.newarab.com/news/spain-
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday announced that Spain would reopen its embassy in Tehran in hopes of achieving peace in the region, as he accused Israel of violating international law and a newly brokered two-
The foreign minister criticised Israel carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, as Spain has emerged as one of the most vocal critics among Western nations of US and Israeli actions in Iran and Lebanon, closing its airspace to any aircraft involved in a conflict Madrid has called reckless and illegal.
"Yesterday we saw how Israel, flouting the ceasefire and in violation of international law, dropped hundreds of bombs on Lebanon," Albares told lawmakers in the lower house.
"I've instructed our ambassador in Tehran to return, to take up his post again and reopen our embassy, and for us to join in this effort for peace from every possible quarter, including from the Iranian capital itself," he added.
In an interview with public radio RNE on Wednesday, Albares said it was "unacceptable" that Israel continued its invasion of Lebanon.
"All fronts must cease, and all fronts also means Lebanon. It is unacceptable that Israel's war, Israel's invasion of a sovereign country like Lebanon... continues," he said.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed the US-
This comes as news agency AFP reported that Spain summoned Israel's top representative to Madrid on Wednesday after the Israeli military briefly arrested a Spanish soldier from the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.
Citing foreign ministry sources, AFP further reported that Israel's charge d'affaires was summoned "to protest the unjustifiable detention of a Spanish UNIFIL soldier by the Israeli army."
UNIFIL on Tuesday said Israeli forces had held one of its peacekeepers "after blocking a logistics convoy", without revealing the nationality. The soldier "was released in less than an hour".