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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended connected Monday (March 2, 2026) his determination to support Britain retired of the United States and Israel's archetypal strikes against Iran pursuing disapproval from President Donald Trump.
Mr. Trump told Britain's Daily Telegraph helium was "very disappointed" with Mr. Starmer's archetypal refusal to fto Washington usage British subject bases successful the U.S.-Israeli warfare against Iran, launched connected Saturday (February 28, 2026).
"President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our determination not to get progressive successful the archetypal strikes, but it is my work to justice what is successful Britain's nationalist interest," Mr. Starmer told Parliament. "That is what I person done and I basal by it," helium added.
After initially refusing to person immoderate relation successful the strikes, Mr. Starmer connected Sunday (March 1, 2026) announced that helium had agreed to a U.S. petition to usage British subject bases for a "specific and constricted antiaircraft purpose".
His Downing Street bureau said the Prime Minister took the determination aft Iran fired missiles implicit the play that enactment British interests and radical "at risk".
"We each retrieve the mistakes of Iraq, and we person learnt those lessons. Any U.K. actions indispensable ever person a lawful ground and a viable thought-through plan," helium told lawmakers.
The Prime Minister besides said that British subject bases successful Cyprus "are not being utilized by U.S. bombers" during the U.S.-Israeli warfare with Iran.
Britain's Akrotiri aerial unit basal connected Cyprus came nether onslaught by an unmanned Iranian drone that deed the base's runway.
Mr. Starmer said the onslaught "was not successful effect to immoderate determination that we person taken," adding that the British authorities believed the drone "was launched anterior to our announcement".
Iran's attack is becoming "more reckless and much dangerous", Mr. Starmer said.
"They are moving ruthlessly and deliberately done a program to strike, not lone subject targets, but besides economical targets successful the region, with nary respect for civilian casualties. That is the concern we look contiguous and to which we indispensable respond."
