Key facts
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was the only EU leader to condemn the U.S. and Israel's military operation against Iran.
- Sánchez has since been viewed as the bloc's moral leader.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as the European Union's moral leader after being the sole EU head of state to condemn the U.S. and Israel's military operation against Iran in late February.
His stance, initially an outlier position within Europe, has since positioned him as a prominent moral voice for the bloc.