Spanish PM names Israel, US in election speech; Iran nuclear debate intensifies

Sánchez's November 7 address frames national sovereignty against foreign influence; Iran's Assembly of Experts calls NPT withdrawal an 'unavoidable necessity'

Spanish PM names Israel, US in election speech; Iran nuclear debate intensifies — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, in an election speech delivered November 7 in Tarragona, declared: 'On November 29, we will tell them with our voices that Spain is governed from Spain, not from Washington, not from Tel Aviv, not from Buenos Aires, and not from Moscow.'[^1] The line, reported by Maariv, names Israel alongside the United States and Argentina as foreign capitals Sánchez says should not govern Spain. The remark comes as Spain holds elections that could reshape its foreign policy orientation. Meanwhile, Iran's nuclear posture shifted into open debate. Last Thursday, the Assembly of Experts — the body that elects the Supreme Leader — published an official statement determining that considering withdrawal from the NPT and changing doctrine has become 'an unavoidable necessity and a public and national demand.'[^2] Israel Hayom covered the statement, noting the Assembly's rare public intervention on nuclear policy. The IAEA assesses Iran holds 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% — a short distance from weapons-grade level.[^2] The timing of the Assembly's statement, just days before Sánchez's election, suggests Tehran is hardening its position amid diplomatic uncertainty. The White House confirmed a Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral summit in China, with Iran and nuclear arms on the agenda.[^3] The Jerusalem Post reported the announcement, which places Iran's nuclear program at the center of great-power diplomacy. But the Assembly's language — 'unavoidable necessity' — signals that Tehran may be moving beyond the negotiating framework the summit is meant to preserve. New MKs plead for unity; Knesset swears in 26th term — Israel Prize laureate Miriam Peretz used her moment at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset to plead directly to incoming prime minister candidate Gadi Eisenkot for statesmanship and unity. [^1] Her appeal was not isolated. Shira Shapira of the Yashar party—mother of Aner Shapira, who deflected grenades at the Nova shelter—and Elisha Medan of Likud, who lost both legs in Gaza, were sworn in this week as new MKs. Medan announced he will set up a tent near