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Spain shuts airspace for US planes involved in Iran war: minister

Expanding on its denial of military base access, Spain's leftist government has now closed its airspace to US planes conducting missions against Iran, the defense minister said in a statement on Monday.

AFP WORLD
Published March 30,2026
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Spain's leftist government has closed Spanish airspace to US planes carrying out missions against Iran in addition to denying Washington use of its bases, the defence minister said on Monday.

"The bases are not authorised, and of course neither is the use of Spanish airspace for actions related to the war in Iran," Margarita Robles told journalists, confirming a report by El Pais daily.