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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spain denies US permission to use jointly operated bases to attack Iran

A US air force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker at Morón airbase southern Spain
A US air force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker at Morón airbase, southern Spain. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

Spain has denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory to attack Iran as Madrid stepped up its criticism of the “unjustified and dangerous military intervention”.

Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has explicitly condemned the US and Israel’s “unilateral military action” against Iran, warning that it is contributing to “a more hostile and uncertain international order”. The rebukes have been reinforced by his government’s refusal to allow the US to use bases in Rota and Morón for the continuing strikes against Iran.

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