"Spain closed its airspace to US jets Monday, and Italy denied US military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily, according to a person familiar with the matter." NATO fracturing is something PRC policymakers would be very happy to see...but remember, this is all part of Trump's master strategy against China... bloomberg.com/news/live…

"A more recent element of friction, noted by Washington, is the longer time taken by the UK to approve requests for American aircraft to use British military sites such as RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, the person said." giftarticle.ft.com/gift…