Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel states that Iran poses a threat, while clarifying that Portugal does not support the ongoing conflict.
Paulo Rangel says that "Iran is a threat", but Portugal "does not support the conflict"
Wednesday, 29 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Paulo Rangel is a Portuguese politician from the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD) who has been a prominent voice on defence and foreign‑policy issues and has served in the European Parliament. He appears in this story because he commented publicly on the controversy over Lajes Air Base being used to refuel US planes.
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