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UK blocks US from using RAF bases to strike Iran: Report
UK government cites legal concerns over international law breaches as reason for denying US use of bases; decision affects US support for Chagos Islands sovereignty deal.
- Reports in The Times say London withheld consent for US air strikes from Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford, as Pentagon plans require UK government approval under longstanding agreements.
- Legal advice warned that UK government lawyers and Lord Hermer, the Attorney-General, cautioned involvement could breach international law under a 2001 UN edict.
- Trump publicly pressed for US use of Diego Garcia and Fairford, stating `Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous Regime` on his Truth Social.
- Security forces moved, with the RAF deploying six F‑35s and four Typhoons as the UK delays legislation on the Chagos Islands transfer, amid US military surges to the Middle East.
- Under the Chagos deal, sovereignty will pass to Mauritius while leasing Diego Garcia back to the UK for 99 years at £3.4 billion, but ministers warn international courts threaten the base's future and US-UK military cooperation.
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