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Portuguese leader, in contrast with Spain, defends decision to let US use base in Iran campaign
Portugal authorized U.S. use of Lajes airbase under a longstanding agreement for defensive actions against Iran, emphasizing compliance with international and Portuguese law.
- LISBON, March 4 — Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended letting the United States use the Lajes airbase on the Azores Islands during the Iran bombing campaign.
- A longstanding agreement allows Washington peacetime use but required Portugal's approval once hostilities began, and Montenegro said, 'Portugal objectively has a close relationship with our ally, the United States.'
- Authorisation was limited to defensive operations against military targets, following international law, Montenegro said, describing Iran as a state sponsor of international terrorism with nuclear ambitions.
- Portugal's stance contrasted with Spain's refusal to allow U.S. use, and Luis Montenegro noted Portugal was a founding NATO member in 1949 while Spain joined in 1982.
- The government will implement an "extraordinary and temporary" reduction of the petroleum and energy product tax to offset fuel rises above 0.10 euros, Montenegro said.
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Lisbon. The Portuguese government authorized the United States to use an air base of the Azores archipelago in the context of operations against Iran, but in a “conditional” manner, the Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, was justified yesterday before Parliament.
Portugal Lets US Use Azores Base for Iran Strikes
Key Points — Portuguese PM Luís Montenegro told parliament the US was conditionally authorized to use Lajes Air Base in the Azores for operations against Iran — The three conditions require operations to be defensive or retaliatory, necessary and proportionate, and limited to military targets — The decision contrasts sharply with neighboring Spain, which refused […]
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Portuguese leader, in contrast with Spain, defends decision to let US use base in Iran campaign
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended his decision to let the United States use the Lajes airbase on Portugal's Azores Islands during the Iran bombing campaign, a position at odds with that of neighbour Spain which refused such requests.
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