Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reiterated his "No to war in Iran!" in a televised address on Wednesday. The day before, US President Donald Trump had strongly criticised Spain in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for refusing to allow the US to use two military bases on its territory and threatened to sever trade relations with Spain. Commentators take stock of the leaders' behaviour in this delicate situation.

In reaction to ongoing strikes, Iran has fired missiles and drones at Israel, US bases in the region and targets in its wealthy Gulfeighbour states. However, most of the projectiles have been intercepted. Turkey has said it shot down a missile that was apparently aimed at Cyprus. The Gulf states' relations with the Tehran on the one hand, and with Washington and Tel Aviv on the other are becoming increasingly complex.

Stéphane Séjourné, EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, has presented a plan to boost demand for European products. It sets outew rules for public procurement under which EU member states will only be allowed to provide public funding for key industries if the products, including steel, cement, electric vehicles and clean technologies, are "Made in Europe".

Greece has acquired a series of photos showing 200 communists being executed by a Nazi firing squadear Athens on 1 May 1944. The 263 previously unknown prints had been put up for auction on eBay by a Belgian collector specialising in military memorabilia, but were withdrawn after Greek authorities intervened. A complex issue for the Greek press.