Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran warIranian diaspora hold flags during a protest as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. (Photo: Reuters)MADRID - Spain has closed its airspace to US ​planes involved in attacks ‌on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday. "We don't authorise either ​the use ⁠of military bases or the use of airspace for actions related to the war in Iran," she told reporters ‌in Madrid. The closure of the airspace forces ⁠military planes to bypass North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) member Spain en route to their targets in the Middle East, but it does not include emergency situations, El Pais added. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut trade with Madrid for denying the US use of Spain's bases in the ‌war.

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