UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor and Helena Smith in from World news | The Guardian on (#73Y0A)
Within hours of the prime minister's statement, the UK's Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus was reportedly hit by a drone
The UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, Keir Starmer has said.
The UK has so far not been involved in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, but in a recorded statement on Sunday evening, the prime minister said that Iran's approach was becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk, leading to the decision to allow the US to use two of its military bases.
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