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02.03.2026

The Day Spain Refused U.S. Bases for Iran Attacks

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Spain for 02.03.2026.

It displays 121 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.03.2026The Day Spain Refused U.S. Bases for Iran Attacks
Spanish editors prioritized the escalating Middle East conflict throughout March 2nd, with morning coverage focused on Hezbollah's entry into the war from Lebanon and Israeli retaliatory bombings on Beirut.
By early afternoon, editorial attention shifted to Iran's refusal to negotiate with the U.S. and cross-border attacks spreading to Gulf states.
The day's defining development emerged in the afternoon when multiple outlets reported Spain's refusal to allow U.S. use of its bases at Morón and Rota for attacks on Iran, prompting U.S. aircraft withdrawals and drawing criticism from Israel.
Evening coverage consolidated around Trump's warnings of intensified attacks and the war's indefinite continuation.
02.03.2026

00:17Europe's Guns Join Tehran's Burning

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the U.S.-Israel offensive against Iran, with new headlines reporting European powers joining the military campaign (El Español, El Periódico) and Iran's designation of an interim leadership following Ali Khamenei's death (El País). Simultaneously, coverage includes King Felipe VI's call for diplomatic solutions amid escalating conflict (RTVE, El Confidencial).

06:09Europe's Guns Join Tehran's Burning

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating conflict with Iran, with new headlines reporting European powers' willingness to join military action (La Vanguardia, El Español), Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli retaliation (El Periódico), and analysis of Iran's hidden missile capabilities (El País). Coverage also examines Trump's critical political moment (eldiario.es, La Razón) and regional scenarios following Ali Khamenei's death (infoLibre, Libertad Digital).
06:15
20 Minutos

Muyahidines, kurdos, baluchíes, monárquicos... quién es quién en la desorganizada oposición iraní

06:15
07:40
08:11

09:06Hezbollah's Rockets and Israel's Retaliation

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating conflict with Iran, with new headlines reporting Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon and Israeli retaliatory bombings on Beirut that killed 31 civilians (RTVE, El Periódico, El Plural). Coverage also examines Trump's suggestion that the war could last weeks (La Razón) and analysis of Iran's fragmented opposition groups (20minutos).
09:12
20 Minutos

La guerra se extiende a Líbano: Israel lanza una ola de ataques contra Hezbolá mientras los bombardeos siguen en Teherán

09:12
09:21
09:36
20 Minutos

Un caza F-15 de EEUU se estrella en Kuwait: "Fue derribado por la defensa aérea de Irán"

09:36
09:52
10:07
10:54
10:54

10:56Hezbollah's Lebanon Front Opens

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating Middle East conflict, with new headlines reporting Hezbollah's attacks on Israel from Lebanon (RTVE, El Español), a U.S. F-15 crash in Kuwait attributed to Iranian air defense (20minutos), and EU naval reinforcement in the Red Sea (La Razón). Coverage also examines Zapatero's Senate testimony about political polarization and his role in the Plus Ultra rescue (El Confidencial, Libertad Digital).
11:02
20 Minutos

Chipre confirma el impacto de un dron iraní en la base británica de Akrotiri, que ha sido evacuada

11:02
11:17
11:25
12:05
20 Minutos

Irán asegura haber alcanzado la oficina de Netanyahu en un nuevo ataque contra Jerusalén

12:05
12:35
20 Minutos

Israel lanza un ataque contra "el corazón de Teherán" e Irán dice haber bombardeado la residencia de Netanyahu

12:35

12:45Hezbollah's Lebanon Front Intensifies

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating Middle East conflict, with new headlines reporting Hezbollah's attacks on Israel from Lebanon (RTVE), Iranian missile strikes targeting Netanyahu's office (La Razón), and Israeli attacks on Tehran (20minutos). Coverage also examines U.S. F-15s downed by Kuwaiti friendly fire (Público) and the housing crisis inflation miscalculation (El Salto).
12:52
13:00
20 Minutos

Irán ataca territorio europeo y la UE pide prepararse para "las consecuencias" de una guerra en Oriente Próximo

13:00

14:30Iran's Refusal and Spain's Rejection

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating Middle East conflict, with new headlines reporting Iran's refusal to negotiate with the U.S. (RTVE, infoLibre), cross-border attacks involving Israel, Lebanon, and Gulf states (La Vanguardia, Público), and U.S. aircraft withdrawing from Spanish bases after Spain declined participation in attacks on Iran (eldiario.es, El Español). Coverage also examines the digital economy's growth in Catalonia (El Periódico) and Zapatero's testimony about the Plus Ultra case (Libertad Digital, El Confidencial, El Plural).
16:07
16:59
17:14
20 Minutos

Trump dice que "la gran ola de ataques" sobre Irán "está a punto de llegar"

17:14

17:30Iran's Refusal and Spain's Rejection

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating Middle East conflict, with new headlines reporting Iran's refusal to negotiate with the U.S. (RTVE, infoLibre), cross-border attacks involving Israel, Lebanon, and Gulf states (La Vanguardia, Público, El Mundo), and U.S. aircraft withdrawing from Spanish bases after Spain declined participation in attacks on Iran (eldiario.es, El Español, El País). Coverage also examines Trump's warnings of intensified attacks (20minutos, El Plural) and Zapatero's testimony about the Plus Ultra case (Libertad Digital, El Confidencial).
17:46
18:52
19:09

20:02Trump's Imminent Wave

Spanish editors continue prioritizing the escalating Middle East conflict, with new headlines reporting Trump's warnings that intensified attacks on Iran are imminent and the war will continue indefinitely (La Vanguardia, La Razón, El Periódico, Público, El País, infoLibre, El Mundo), while also covering Hezbollah's entry into the conflict from Lebanon (RTVE). Coverage also examines U.S. aircraft withdrawing from Spanish bases after Spain declined participation (Libertad Digital, eldiario.es, El Español).
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20:56
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