Spain has barred its skies and bases to American bombers after criticizing the Middle East campaign as illegal Spain has shut its airspace to aircraft linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran, deepening a rift with Washington over the month-long conflict sweeping the Middle East. On Monday, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that aircraft taking part in operations against Iran will not be allowed to operate in Spanish airspace, including US jets based in other NATO countries such as the