Twelve American refueling planes are parked at the base of the slabs in the Azores. Donald Trump does not confirm whether there is relationship with the war between Israel and Iran.
The left requires prime minister’s explanations of the presence of more than a dozen US Air Force replenishing aircraft at the base of the slabs in the Azores.
To the request for clarification from the PS and the PCP, now also join the block and the free, who sent questions to Luís Montenegro.
In a request for the Assembly of the Republic (AR), signed by Deputy Isabel Mendes Lopes, free wants to know, for example, if the government was informed of the recent use of the Portuguese base by the United States.
“The government has been informed about the purpose of using the US Lajes base in recent days? You can ensure that US war planes have been used to attack Iran or otherwise an auxiliary way, the chill of international law?”
The left block had already handed over to the Assembly of the Republic a question to Luís Montenegro.
It also wants to know if the government was aware of the intensification of the military presence of the United States at the Portuguese base or if it received an explanation of the movements.
The Mariana Mortágua Party also questions whether the government is willing to seal the national maritime and air infrastructures.
“The government is willing to seal the national maritime and air infrastructures and spaces to any ship or aircraft, including the Navy and the US Air Force, involved in missions in the context of illegal aggression to Iran?”
The PCP also condemns the possible use of the slab base to climb the aggression and appeals to urgent explanations.
“The PCP condemns the eventual use of the US Lajes Base to escape Iran and alert against Portugal’s involvement in this aggression against the PSD/CDS government policy of alignment and submission to imperialism.”
Raimundo says he refuses that Portugal gets “with stained hands” and being “complicit of war”.
The PS, for the candidate voice to the next leader, José Luís Carneiro also wants explanations.
“It seems appropriate to know what this is, to be aware of these responsibilities of the Portuguese State. We have stable relationships with the United States. I have to myself that these operations fall within this operation. But only the government can explain everything that can be explained in the public plan.”
The base of the slabs has received at least 12 US Air Force refueling aircraft in recent days.
The US government did not clarify whether this presence was related to war in the Middle East.
