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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved the use of UKmilitary bases for “defensive strikes against Iran,” continuing the policy ofhis predecessor, Keir Starmer, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Quoting a source, Bloomberg said Burnham chaired a meetingof senior ministers and officials on July 17 to review Britain's policyfollowing the resumption of US military operations.
The Prime Minister's office has not commented on the matter.
Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in March 2026 initiallyrejected a US request to use British bases for strikes, arguing that anymilitary action had to meet legal requirements. He later reversed his positionafter Iran attacked Britain's regional allies, allowing the United States touse RAF Fairford and the joint UK-US military facility at Diego Garcia in theIndian Ocean.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that Iranwould face a military response “ten times harder” if it continued attackingcommercial shipping and countries across the region.
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