Spain-Iran Arms Scandal: Pedro Sánchez Secretly Authorized €7 Million in Dual-Use Military Exports to Iran Since 2018 – Explosives, Detonators & Precision Machines Exposed
While Pedro Sánchez publicly calls Iran a “terrible regime” and refuses U.S. bases for strikes on Tehran, official Spanish government data reveals the shocking truth: since Sánchez took power in June 2018, Spain has exported nearly €7 million worth of dual-use military equipment to Iran. In 2024 and the first half of 2025 alone: €1.33 million in explosives, detonators and high-precision machine tools. A full-blown hypocrisy scandal exploding in the middle of the Middle East crisis.
Official Numbers That Destroy Sánchez’s “No to War” Rhetoric
According to the latest reports from Spain’s Secretaría de Estado de Comercio (presented this week in the Defence Committee of Congress):
• Total since mid-2018: ≈ €7 million in dual-use goods officially approved for export to Iran.
• 2024 + H1 2025: €1,331,289 in new shipments – including large quantities of Category A, B and E explosives, detonators, laboratory reagents, control software and high-precision CNC machines.
• 77 % of recent deliveries went to Iranian state-owned companies.
• Over 20 years historically: more than €327 million total, but the sharp spike began exactly when Sánchez entered the Moncloa.
The story broke on Okdiario (March 5, 2026) and was immediately picked up by La Razón, Cadena SER and Ana Rosa Quintana, who listed 12 verified figures live on air.
What Exactly Was Sold? Not Tanks… But Everything a Military Programme Needs
These are not conventional heavy weapons (banned by EU/UN embargo). They are dual-use items quietly licensed through the JIMDDU system:
• Electric detonators & blasting caps (Categories A/B/E)
• Industrial explosives
• Laboratory chemical reagents
• Advanced control software
• 5-axis CNC lathes and precision machining centres (perfect for missile parts or enrichment)
All perfectly legal on paper… yet delivered straight to companies controlled by the Iranian regime under heavy international sanctions.
The Real-Time Hypocrisy That’s Shocking the World
The timing makes it nuclear:
• Sánchez blocks U.S. access to Rota and Morón bases for Iran strikes (March 2026)
• He declares “No a la guerra” and compares the conflict to “Russian roulette”
• Same week he calls Iran a “terrible regime”… while his government keeps shipping them detonators and CNC machines
Trump has already threatened a total trade embargo on Spain. Meanwhile Spain remains in the global top-10 arms exporters (3 % world market – SIPRI).
Why It’s “Legal”… But Politically Explosive
Sánchez’s defence: “Everything is controlled, nothing is pure defence material, no proof of repressive use.”
Yet the official tables published by his own ministry prove the deliveries. PP and Vox are calling it “treason.” Independent media call it “the ultimate double discourse.”
Verified Sources (All Public & Clickable – March 2026)
• Okdiario breaking story: https://okdiario.com/espana/gobierno-sanchez-exportado-terrible-iran-7-millones-material-apto-uso-militar-16353503
• Full government reports (PDFs): https://comercio.gob.es/ImportacionExportacion/Informes_Estadisticas/Paginas/Hitorico_Material_Defensa.aspx
• La Razón, Cadena SER, Ana Rosa Quintana coverage
This is the face of Sánchez’s foreign policy: pacifist speeches on TV, secret arms business with the regimes he denounces. Spain is selling explosives to Iran while Trump threatens to cut trade… and U.S. bases are grounded.