France, Italy, Spain Curb Some US Iran War Operations

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France, Italy and Spain have restricted parts of US military activity linked to the war with Iran, exposing a widening split between Washington and key European allies.

Reuters reported Tuesday that France denied overflight access for military flights carrying US equipment to Israel, while Italy refused some American aircraft permission to land at the Sigonella base in Sicily. Spain went further by closing its airspace to US planes involved in strikes on Iran...