Spain denies U.S. permission to use its airspace for ‘illegal’ war on Iran
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“Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war, the country’s Defence Minister said on Monday (March 30, 2026)”
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“The country had already said that the U.S. could not use jointly-operated military bases in the Iran conflict”
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“Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday that the same logic applied to the use of Spanish airspace in the conflict”
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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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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
“Spain’s government under Mr. Sanchez, one of Europe’s most prominent left-wing leaders, has been Europe’s loudest opposing voice against U.S. and Israeli military actions in West Asia”
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— Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsantʃeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon] ; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician and economist who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2…
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— The premiership of Pedro Sánchez began when Sánchez was sworn in as Prime Minister of Spain by King Felipe VI on 2 June 2018 and is currently ongoing. He is the first prime minister in the recent Span…
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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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“He has called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to end the war, saying earlier this month, 'You cannot respond to one illegality with another, because that’s how humanity’s great disasters begin.'”
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— Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsantʃeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon] ; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician and economist who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2…
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— The premiership of Pedro Sánchez began when Sánchez was sworn in as Prime Minister of Spain by King Felipe VI on 2 June 2018 and is currently ongoing. He is the first prime minister in the recent Span…
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— The prime minister of Spain, officially the president of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the ministers and chairs th…
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“After Mr. Sanchez’s government denied the U.S. use of the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid”
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“The U.S. threatened to cut trade with the European nation last year, when Mr. Sanchez said that his government would not increase its defence spending in accordance with a ramp-up agreed to by other NATO members following pressure from Mr. Trump”
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“Spain could meet its military commitments by spending 2.1% of gross domestic product on defence, instead of the 5% the rest of the 32-nation military alliance agreed upon”
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“Mr. Sanchez was also among the most vocal critics of Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza, which invited criticism from Israel’s government on several occasions”
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