[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases.
Defence minister Margarita Robles said today: 'We don't authorise either the use of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran'.
The closure of the airspace forces military planes to bypass NATO member Spain en route to their targets in the Middle East, but it does not include emergency situations, El Pais reported.
The move risks further alienating US president Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut trade with Spain for denying the US' use of Spain's bases during the Middle East war. |