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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Spain closes airspace to US military over Iran war, widening rift with US

US grey Boeing KC-135 plane seen through a fence at a Spanish airbase
A US tanker plane at the Morón de la Frontera base in Spain. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

Spain has ramped up its opposition to the US-Israel war on Iran by closing its airspace to US aircraft involved in attacks, underlining its position as Europe’s leading critic of the conflict.

The move, first reported by El País newspaper and confirmed by the defence minister on Monday, comes after Madrid said the US could not use jointly operated military bases in the country for operations related to the war.

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