LISBON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Portuguese prosecutors said on Saturday they had opened a probe into the legality of the centre-right government’s authorisation of the United States’ use of the Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the Iran conflict, following a complaint by an opposition party.
A longstanding agreement with the US allows Washington to use the base without prior authorisation during peacetime, but requires Portugal to give approval once hostilities begin.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/portugal-prosecutors-probe-legality-us-use-lajes-base-iran-war
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