Spain closes airspace to US military over Iran war, widening rift with US
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“Spain has ramped up its opposition to the US-Israel war on Iran by closing its airspace to US aircraft involved in attacks”
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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— Spain has opposed the 2026 Iran war since its outset, condemning the United States and Israeli airstrikes that commenced on 28 February 2026 as violations of international law. The Spanish government,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war
“The move, first reported by El País newspaper and confirmed by the defence minister on Monday”
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— During the 2026 Iran war, amidst joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, Iranian strikes against American and Israeli assets across the region, and the economic impact of the conflict, several surrounding na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_regional_mobiliz…
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— A general election will be held in Spain no later than Sunday, 22 August 2027, to elect the members of the 16th Cortes Generales under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. All 350 seats in the Congress o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Spanish_general_election
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— Spain has opposed the 2026 Iran war since its outset, condemning the United States and Israeli airstrikes that commenced on 28 February 2026 as violations of international law. The Spanish government,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war
“We don’t authorise either the use of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran”
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— Spain has opposed the 2026 Iran war since its outset, condemning the United States and Israeli airstrikes that commenced on 28 February 2026 as violations of international law. The Spanish government,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“The closure will force military planes, including those based in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, to bypass Spain en route to targets in the Middle East except in emergencies”
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“Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has already angered Donald Trump with his unequivocal opposition to the war”
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“The refusal to let the US use the bases prompted Trump to threaten to cut off trade with Madrid”
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“This decision is part of the decision already made by the Spanish government not to participate in or contribute to a war which was initiated unilaterally and against international law”
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“Sánchez signalled the latest move when he told the Spanish congress last week: 'We have denied the US the use of the bases at Rota and Morón [de la Frontera] in this illegal war. All flight plans related to the war in Iran have been rejected, including refuelling flights.'”
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“US military aircraft can continue to use the bases within the terms of a bilateral agreement, such as providing logistic support to the 80,000 US forces based in Europe”
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“In February, 15 American KC-135 refuelling planes based in Spain were diverted from Morón de la Frontera and Rota to bases in France and Germany”
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“Responding to claims in the newspaper El Mundo that at least 70 US military flights have used the bases since the conflict began, Robles said the flights in question were military transports and that no fighter or refuelling planes had been involved”
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“Although B-2 and B-52 bombers have flown from bases in Spain on exercises, the only time they have been used to directly attack a third country was during the Gulf war in 1991 under the socialist government of Felipe González”
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