Spain Bans US War Planes, Defying Trump

0:00On March 30, Spain's Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, just announced they're closing their airspace to any U.S. planes tied to the conflict in Iran. This comes right after they already blocked American forces from using key military bases like Rota and Moron. Robles made it crystal clear, no-go-on bases, no-go-on flying over Spanish skies for this war. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been calling the whole thing illegal, reckless, and unjust from the jump. He laid it out early, and Robles backed that up, saying they told the U.S. military straight-up, no authorization for any of it. Spain stepping up as Europe's strongest voice against U.S. and Israeli moves in the Middle East. Sanchez has ripped into Israel's Gaza operations, too, putting Madrid on a bold path than not many others are taking. President Trump hid back hard, threatening to slash trade deals with Spain over the base denial. Robles doubled down, labeling the Iran war profoundly illegal and unjust, with their stance out there for everyone to see. This move ramps up tensions across the Atlantic, showing how deep Spain's drawing that line

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