Spain Closes Airspace to US W 03/30 06:30

   

   MADRID (AP) -- Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the 
Iran war, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Monday.

   Spain had already said the U.S. could not use jointly operated military 
bases in the country for operations related to the conflict.

   "This was made perfectly clear to the American military and forces from the 
very beginning. Therefore, neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is 
the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in 
Iran," Robles told reporters.

   Spain's government under Prime Minister Pedro Snchez has been Europe's most 
critical voice of U.S. and Israeli military actions in the Middle East.

   "I think everyone knows Spain's position; it's very clear," Robles said, 
calling the war in Iran "profoundly illegal and profoundly unjust."