Spain Blocks US Iran Strikes, UK Allows Bombers

0:00On March 30th, Spain just shut down its airspace to American planes hitting Iran and their blocking use of the moron and rota military bases, too. Defense Minister Margarita Robles made it clear they won't greenlight any ops tied to that conflict, and they've told the U.S. government straight up. From day one, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Abadez says, the move is all about dodging any fuel on the fire that could ramp up the war. This builds on what they did back in March, when Spain already nixed U.S. access to those Andalusia bases, and rejected every single fight plan linked. To Iran's strikes, even refueling runs, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been loud against the U.S. and Israeli attacks, calling them reckless and illegal, and framing Spain's stance as no to. War, just like with Ukraine, Gaza, and Iraq 20 years back. Meanwhile, the U.S. hasn't commented yet, but President Trump previously floated a full trade embargo over Spain's pushback. Over in the U.K., they've oked U.S. bombers at RAF Fairford, so those flights now skirt

1:04spain by hugging the eastern Atlantic or crossing France only. Emergencies allowed through. Spanish paper L5's notes, that's the deal. Iran's embassy even signaled they'd help Spain with straight-of-war moves passage, since Madrid sticks to international law, but threats there have choked. 20% of global oil flow, spiking prices hard, Spain's drawing a firm line in a tense world. World news, powered by AI. This is Global News Today.