“Being allies of the United States puts us in serious danger,” Irene Montero insisted, a Spanish member of the European Parliament from the Podemos party, as she called for Spain to urgently withdraw from NATO in response to the escalating U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
⚡️🇪🇸BREAKING: Spain’s MEP Irene Montero calls on Spain to leave NATO and says:
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“The United States and Israel are currently the main threats to the security and stability of humanity”
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Speaking to reporters, Montero said, “Just to remind everyone that we are in a critical situation, that the government itself is acknowledging that being allies of the United States puts us in serious danger, because the United States and Israel are currently the main threats to the security and stability of humanity.” She continued, “They are bombing countries as they please for oil, for control of trade routes, for control of geostrategic military positions, and therefore we tell the public that, in our opinion, it remains urgent to leave NATO.”
Montero directly linked Spain’s membership in the alliance to the leadership of President Donald Trump, stating, “Being part of that military alliance, headed by Donald Trump of the United States, is endangering us, making us a military target.” She added that the Spanish government should immediately implement domestic economic protections, including capping the price of energy, food, basic necessities, and medicines, and making public transportation free “so that the people do not pay for Trump’s invasions.”
Spain joined NATO in 1982 following a national referendum, marking a major shift in its post-Franco foreign policy and anchoring the country within the Western security framework. Over four decades, NATO membership has shaped Spain’s defense posture, military modernization, and participation in joint operations and collective security arrangements across Europe and beyond.
A Spanish withdrawal from NATO would represent a historic break from that framework and carry significant geopolitical implications, affecting defense cooperation, intelligence sharing, and Spain’s role within European and transatlantic security structures. Montero’s remarks reflect growing political debate within segments of Spain’s left over the country’s alignment amid the intensifying conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran which Spain has forcefully condemned.