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Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Italy has refused permission for U.S. military assets to use the Sigonella air base in Sicily for an operation linked to the offensive in the Middle East, an official with knowledge of the matter said, confirming a local press report.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
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When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Italy has refused permission for U.S. military assets to use the Sigonella air base in Sicily for an operation linked to the offensive in the Middle East, an official with knowledge of the matter said, confirming a local press report.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Iran’s retaliatory strikes have since targeted Gulf nations and also a British airbase in Cyprus.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
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