Spain Closes Its Skies to American Planes: A NATO Ally's Rebellion Against the Iran War

Australia

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Concerns about NATO cohesion · 2 of 10 countries

Wong says no to troops but not airspace — Australia between Spain and the UK wonders if it is bold enough

Spain

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Historical memory · 2 of 10 countries

Spanish tightrope walking: blocking the skies while staying in NATO — El País exposes Sánchez's precarious balance

France

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Historical memory · 2 of 10 countries

From 'defiance' to 'No to war' — RFI links the decision to the Madrid bombings of 2004 and the memory of Iraq

Israel

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Factual, detached coverage · 2 of 10 countries

Brief, minimizing coverage — Israel reduces Spanish action to 'vocal' rhetoric

Morocco

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Strategic opportunism · 1 of 10 countries

Trump says 'We don't want anything to do with Spain' — Morocco sees a geopolitical repositioning that could benefit it

Qatar

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Anti-hegemonic applause · 3 of 10 countries

'Profoundly illegal and profoundly unjust' — Al Jazeera amplifies the condemnation and sees a precedent for host nations of US bases

United Kingdom

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Factual, detached coverage · 2 of 10 countries

The UK makes the inverse choice to Spain — Fairford remains open, and London watches Trump's warning

Russia

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Anti-hegemonic applause · 3 of 10 countries

'NATO member' comes first — RT celebrates the crack in the Alliance, documenting every relocated KC-135

Turkey

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Anti-hegemonic applause · 3 of 10 countries

'Firms anti-war stance' — Turkey sees in Spain an ally in resisting US hegemony

Ukraine

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Concerns about NATO cohesion · 2 of 10 countries

Ukraine notes the NATO crack with concern — if Iran is 'unilateral,' Ukraine could be next