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Sir Keir Starmer has allowed the US to strike Iranian missile sites from British bases as officials plan an unprecedented rescue operation for UK citizens in the Gulf. Hostilities in the Middle East are entering their third day, with the US and Israel...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday that the UK is bringing in “experts from Ukraine” to help the Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones amid the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran. In an official statement issued on Sunday, Starmer...

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...

British prime minister says the move is for the 'collective self-defence of long-standing friends and allies, and protecting British lives' The UK will allow the US to use British bases for the purpose of targeting Iranian missile sites "at source",...