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Trump calls UK move to allow US to use bases ‘a very late response’
UK permits US strikes on Iranian missile sites from bases including RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia to protect shipping lanes after Iran blocked Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
- Downing Street confirmed the UK will allow US forces to use British bases for defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
- After public criticism from US President Donald Trump, who said he was 'unhappy with the UK' and pressed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week for faster action, the UK changed its stance.
- Responding in the UK, James Cartlidge called it 'the screeching U-turn', criticizing the Prime Minister's reversal, and the Lib Dems insisted a Parliamentary vote is needed.
- Iran's foreign minister warned Britain that allowing US use of British bases is seen as 'participation in aggression', while Yvette Cooper urged Tehran to avoid targeting UK interests and restore freedom of navigation.
- Markets may react as the strikes push up oil-price risk and Tehran has continued targeting oil infrastructure, while Saudi Arabia’s threats risk a wider regional conflict.
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British lives ‘in danger’ after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases
US President Donald Trump said the UK ‘should have acted a lot faster’.
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Center
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