The Government has closed the airspace Spanish to those flights aircraft involved in the iran warunder the so-called operation ‘epic fury‘ promoted by the United States and Israel.
As several media outlets reported this Monday and sources from the Executive confirmed to Europa Press, with this restriction Spain not only prohibits the use of military bases of Rota and Morónbut also that planes linked to the offensive against Iran can fly through Spanish airspace.
A prohibition that affects not only takeoffs from national soil, but also to the overflight of military aircraft from bases in the United Kingdom or France.
The president of the United States, Donald Trumpsupported at the time that the North American army abandoned the military bases of Rota and Morónand the rest of the NATO countries that are not collaborating to protect the Strait of Hormuz, as proposed by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on March 10.
Given this, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles has already stated that she “does not” contemplate the United States withdrawing from Spanish military bases.. “We ask that Spain’s position be respected, which is firm, clear and unequivocal against any war,” he stated.
For his part, Trump stressed this Sunday that his Administration is negotiating with Iran “both directly and indirectly”, while ensuring that, as a “show of respect”, Tehran will allow “20 large oil tankers” to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite the de facto blockade imposed by the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the offensive launched on February 28 by the Americans and Israelis.
