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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says
The UK permits US use of bases for targeted defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites to protect regional allies and British lives, with over 200,000 British nationals in the Gulf.
- The UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases for 'defensive' strikes on Iranian missile sites to 'protect British lives'.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said British aircraft have successfully intercepted Iranian strikes, but the US requested to use UK bases to 'destroy the missiles at source'.
- Starmer stated the UK 'will not join offensive action' against Iran and wants to avoid 'the mistakes of Iraq'.
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The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. But the prime minister said the UK had learned from the "mistakes of Iraq" and was not involved in the initial attacks on Iran, and "will not join offensive action now", the Telegraph reports. The BBC understands that the US is likely to use Fairford Air Base in Gloucestershire and Diego Garc…
Britain Moves Behind US, Opens Bases for B-2 Strikes
Authorizing the use of British military bases to support American defensive operations aimed at destroying Iranian missile capabilities, the United Kingdom has moved firmly behind the United States in a pivotal moment for the transatlantic alliance.
A British base in Cyprus was targeted by an Iranian drone on the night of Sunday to Monday, a few hours after Keir Starmer allowed the United States to use British bases against Iran.
However, the prime minister maintained his decision not to participate in the "offensive strikes" against Iran that began on Saturday.
UK Clears US to Use Military Bases for Defensive Strikes on Iran
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has authorised the United States to use British military bases to launch strikes against Iranian missile infrastructure. The decision, confirmed on 2 March 2026, follows a weekend of intense aerial warfare across the Middle East. 'The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source, in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles,' he said in an official statement. 'The US…
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