The British Ministry of Defence announced that the United States has begun using British military bases in defensive operations against Iran to prevent it from launching missiles. According to the report, a U.S. bomber landed at a British base. Although Britain did not participate in the joint U.S.–Israeli attack on Tehran, Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowed the United States to use British bases to carry out limited strikes.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last week that the UK did not take part in the U.S.–Israeli attack on Tehran because any British military action must be based on “a well‑considered operational plan,” adding that he does not believe in “regime change from the air.”

However, he later permitted the United States to use British bases to conduct what he described as “limited” and defensive strikes aimed at weakening Tehran’s capabilities after Iran targeted Washington’s regional allies with drones and missiles.