Spanish airspace is closed to illegal war

Pablo Fernández, a lawmaker for the left-wing Podemos, insisted that Spain needed to go further and leave NATO altogether: “We must expel US soldiers from Spanish bases.”

More than just a “no” to the use of military bases: Spain has also closed its airspace to all military aircraft operating in the “illegal war” against Iran. 

The news made headlines around the world on Monday after Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed: “This was made perfectly clear to the American military and forces from the very beginning. Therefore, neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran.” This statement arrived shortly after the daily El País broke the news on its front page. Robles described the war as “profoundly illegal and deeply unjust.”

According to Spain's leading newspaper, Madrid “not only prohibits the use of the air bases in Rota (Cadiz) and Morón de la Frontera (Seville) by fighter jets or tanker aircraft involved in........

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