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Spain denies US claim of military cooperation on Iran as rift deepens

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) has refused to let US President Donald Trump use its bases to attack Iran. AFP - THOMAS COEX,ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

Madrid (AFP) – Spain has doubled down on its opposition to Washington's use of its bases against Iran, after US President Donald Trump's threats of trade reprisals over the spat deepened a rift between the NATO allies.

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defiantly repeated calls of "no to the war" on Wednesday after the weekend US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered the regional conflict, in his latest policy clash with Trump.

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