“While President Trump has raised the tone on Tuesday against NATO countries which he accuses of not doing enough in the war in Iran, his European allies are more and more rebellious,” writes The Washington Post on March 31.
The President of the United States has taken aim at various countries on his social network, Truth Social, criticizing France in particular, according to him “VERY LITTLE COOPERATIVE.” “The United States will REMEMBER!” promises Donald Trump, who reproaches Paris for not “allowing planes bound for Israel, loaded with military equipment, to fly over French territory.”
The Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday that last week, France had refused Israel the use of its airspace to transport US weapons destined for the war in Iran – a first in this conflict. Paris then confirmed, while ensuring it had “not changed its position since day one” and expressing surprise at Trump’s post.
Italian refusal, Spain goes further
In Italy, it is the Corriere della Sera that reveals that the country of Giorgia Meloni 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 official confides.
