“As President Trump raised his tone on Tuesday against NATO countries which he accuses of not doing more in the Iran war, his European allies are pushing back even more,” writes The Washington Post on March 31.
The President of the United States took aim with vehemence at various countries on his social network, Truth Social, particularly criticizing France, which he called “VERY UNCOOPERATIVE.” “The United States WILL REMEMBER!” promises Donald Trump, who reproaches Paris for not “allowing planes destined for Israel, loaded with military equipment, to fly over French territory.”
Reuters reported on Tuesday that last weekend, France refused Israel the use of its airspace to transport US weapons destined for the war in Iran – a first in this conflict. Paris subsequently confirmed this, while asserting they had “not changed their position since day one” and expressing surprise at Trump’s post.
Italian refusal, Spain goes further
In Italy, Corriere della Sera revealed that Giorgia Meloni’s country discreetly refused the United States the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for combat aircraft. It appeared that their flight plan was related to the war, a senior
