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Spain says it has closed its airspace to US planes involved in Iran war
Spain’s airspace ban on U.S. military flights tied to Iran attacks forces rerouting around the Iberian Peninsula, excluding emergencies, reflecting Madrid’s opposition to the conflict.
- Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, expanding its earlier refusal to allow use of jointly-operated military bases, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais citing military sources.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez opposes the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling them reckless and illegal.
- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Spain due to Madrid denying U.S. use of its bases in the conflict.
- Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo stated the decision reflects Spain's refusal to contribute to a war initiated unilaterally and against international law.
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Madrid refused to use the Rota and Morón bases and Spanish airspace. Sanchez speaks in "illegal war" and in a "very much worse" scenario than in Iraq in 2003.
By Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español. The Spanish government's position regarding the current conflict in the Middle East has been unequivocal and repeatedly expressed through the same slogan: "No to war." Among other concrete measures, Spanish authorities made it clear in recent weeks that they will not allow the United States to use the Rota and Morón de la Frontera military bases, both under shared sovereignty and located in southern Spain, to pre…
Spain Closes Airspace To U.S. Planes Over Iran War
Spain has barred U.S. military aircraft involved in the Iran war from using its airspace, reinforcing its opposition to the conflict. Defense Minister Margarita Robles said the decision was communicated clearly to American forces from the outset, according to the Associated Press. Madrid had already denied the U.S. access to joint military bases in Rota and Morón. The report said the airspace restriction follows the same policy, as Spain views t…
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