UK warns Iran has launched 3,500 missiles and drones

UK warns Iran has launched 3,500 missiles and drones

The UK has expanded its military presence in the Middle East, with additional aircraft, air defence systems and naval assets deployed as Iranian attacks across the region intensify, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. Updating MPs, Healey said UK actions are guided by three core principles: “defensive… co-ordination with allies… and ensuring a legal basis for our decisions,” with the overall aim to “protect British people, protect British ba…