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France, Italy Are Latest NATO Allies To Break Ranks, Block US Military Flights For Iran War
France, Italy Are Latest NATO Allies To Break Ranks, Block US Military Flights For Iran War
First Spain, now France and Italy... France has blocked the United States from using its airspace to transport American weapons to be used in the war against Iran, a Western diplomat and two additional sources told Reuters Tuesday.
"The sources said the refusal, which happened at the weekend, was the first time France had done this since the start of the conflict in Iran," Reuters has underscored.
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On the same day reports are emerging that Italy has...
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