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The British authorities gave authorisation on Friday (March 20, 2026) for the United States to usage military bases successful Britain to transportation retired strikes on Iranian rocket sites that are attacking ships successful the Strait of Hormuz.
British Ministers met connected Friday (March 20, 2026) to sermon the warfare with Iran and Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.
Iran-Israel warfare updates connected March 20, 2026
“They confirmed that the statement for the U.S. to use U.K. bases successful the corporate self-defence of the portion includes U.S. antiaircraft operations to degrade the rocket sites and capabilities being utilized to onslaught ships successful the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement said.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week Britain would not beryllium drawn into a warfare implicit Iran. He initially rejected a U.S. petition to usage British bases for the strikes on Iran, saying helium needed to beryllium satisfied that immoderate subject enactment was legal.
But Mr. Starmer modified his stance aft Iran conducted strikes connected British allies crossed the West Asia, saying that the United States could usage RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, a associated U.S.-U.K. basal successful the Indian Ocean.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Mr. Starmer since the struggle started, complaining helium was not doing capable to assistance him.
On Monday, Mr. Trump said determination were “some countries that greatly disappointed me” earlier he singled retired Britain, which helium said had erstwhile been considered “the Rolls-Royce of allies”.
The Downing Street connection connected Friday (March 20, 2026) called for “urgent de-escalation and a swift solution to the war”.
Opinion polls successful Britain suggest wide scepticism astir the war, with 59% of those surveyed by YouGov saying that they were opposed to the U.S.-Israeli attacks.
