Madrid, Mar 2 (AP) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the US attack an “unjustifiable” and “dangerous” military intervention.
Defence Minister Margarita Robles said “no assistance of any kind, absolutely none,” had been provided from the Rota and Moron bases in southern Spain, which are shared with the US but remain under Spanish command.
“There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them,” Robles said.
The US and Israel were acting “unilaterally without the support of an international resolution,” Robles said.
Flight map data from FlightRadar24 showed that several US military aircraft had left the bases in southern Spain since the weekend attack, including nine tankers that departed Sunday from Moron for Germany.
Israel says it intercepted drone from Lebanon
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Israel's military said the hostile aircraft was intercepted and it is reviewing the incident. The army's social media post did not blame the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah or any other party.
Iran-backed Hezbollah did not immediately issue a statement. The group had fired rockets late Sunday into northern Israel, sparking Israeli strikes throughout Lebanon that killed at least 31 people and displaced thousands.
Drone hits at a fuel terminal in UAE but fire contained
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Authorities in Abu Dhabi quickly responded to the drone attack on the Musaffah fuel terminal and got the fire under control.
No injuries were reported and operations at the terminal were not affected, according to a statement by the Abu Dhabi Media Office posted on X.
Trump articulates his four objectives for US war in Iran
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The president said US forces are out to destroy Iran's missile capabilities, wipe out its naval capacity, stop the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and “ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm fund and directors armies outside of their borders.”
He said US attacks have already “knocked out” 10 ships, and that attacks on Iran's missile capacity is ensuring they is destroyed while stopping “their capacity to produce brand ones.”
“This was our last, best chance to strike — what we're doing right now — and eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime,” Trump said.
Iranian missiles filmed flying over Jerusalem skies
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Iranian missiles drew straight lines of smoke across clear Jerusalem skies Monday afternoon. the conflict's third day.
Interceptions by Israel's advanced aerial defence system could be seen as the projectiles flying overhead suddenly lost course and began haphazardly falling before disappearing from view, leaving circles of smoke behind where they'd been hit by the interceptor missiles.
Loud booms could be heard, intermingled with the barking of dogs and chirping of birds.
Jerusalemites were told to take shelter three times Monday morning and early afternoon, but sirens didn't ring for much of the afternoon.
Israeli military says airstrike in Beirut targeted senior Hezbollah official
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An Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital heavily damaged a building as the Israeli military said it targeted a senior Hezbollah official.
The strike occurred near the old compound of the Iranian embassy in Beirut's Beir Hassan neighbourhood.
4 Greek warplanes land in Cyprus after drone strike on air base
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Four Greek F-16 fighter jets landed in Cyprus on Monday to bolster the country's security, after a drone struck a UK military base.
The drone strike caused minor damage, according to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides. Another two drones flying in the direction of RAF Akrotiri shortly after midday Monday where intercepted after two British Typhoon fighter jets and another pair of F-35 warplanes were scrambled from the base.
Cyprus government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis posted on X that the arrival of the F-16s was done in close cooperation with Greece, which was also sending two navy frigates equipped with an anti-drone system.
Iran's deadly strikes in Gulf highlight vulnerability of migrant workers
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The five reported casualties from Iranian strikes in Gulf nations have been foreign nationals. The countries hit — including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait — rely heavily on labour from South and Southeast Asia.
Migrant workers in Gulf states are often housed in employer-provided accommodations on the outskirts of cities or near industrial zones.
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday upgraded its travel advisory for the United Arab Emirates, placing it along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia at a level that automatically triggers a deployment ban on newly hired workers.
The Emirates reported three deaths, one each from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Kuwait's Health Ministry said a strike killed one person and wounded 32 others, all foreign nationals. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said a post-strike fire killed an Asian worker and wounded two others.
The International Labour Organisation estimates more than 24 million foreign workers were employed across the Gulf states in 2024, forming a backbone of the region's economy while often remaining among its most vulnerable.
Doesn't have yips' about sending US ground troops to Iran: Trump
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In a brief phone interview with the New York Post, the president said he wasn't ruling out US forces in Iran if “they were necessary.”
“I don't have the yips with respect to boots on the ground. Like, every president says, There will be no boots on the ground.' I don't say it,” Trump told the newspaper. “I say, Probably don't need them,' (or) if they were necessary.'”
Trump has said since the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran that American military casualties were likely, as they are in any war, but he hasn't committed to having US forces on the ground long term. Before the strikes began, Vice President JD Vance told The Washington Post that there was “no chance” the US would be pulled into a drawn out war in the Middle East.
Caine says cyberattacks used to 'disorient' Iran
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Cyberattacks knocked out Iran's key systems ahead of US and Israeli strikes, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force Gen Dan Caine.
US cyber operations were used to “disrupt, disorient and confuse” Iranian forces at the start of the operation, Caine said.
Disruptions to its communications systems reduced Iran's ability to assess the attack and to coordinate its response, Caine told reporters at a Monday briefing.
Energy prices surge
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European natural gas futures are spiking 42% in the wake of the shutdown of a major supplier of ship-born gas due to the fighting in the Middle East.
The futures contract for April delivery shot up to 45.46 euros ($53.26) on the ICE commodities exchange. The jump came after QatarEnergy said it would stop its production of liquefied natural gas as the Mideast war rages. The state-owned firm blamed the war for the decision. (AP) SCY
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