Britain allows Washington to use its bases to launch attacks on Iran
The British government has granted the United States permission to use its military bases to launch airstrikes on Iranian missile sites, citing attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The British Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Friday that British government met to discuss recent developments in the Middle East, including Iranian attacks and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The government stressed that the UK is working closely with its international partners to develop an effective plan to secure international maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The British government condemned Iran’s expansion of its objectives to include international navigation.
The British government agreed that Iranian attacks, including those targeting ships, threaten to plunge the region into further crises and exacerbate the economic fallout that weighs on Britain and the world.
Earlier on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Britain that providing military bases to the United States would be considered participation in the offensive against Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by ignoring the will of his people, is endangering the lives of British people by making British bases available for operations against Iran.
Responding to the British Prime Minister’s decision to make British bases available for US military operations against Iran, Araghchi said: “We’ll exercise our legitimate right to defend ourselves”.
“The vast majority of the British people don’t want to take part in the war that Israel and the United States have chosen against Iran,” he added.
In a phone call with his British counterpart Yvette Cooper, Araghchi criticized London’s allowing its military bases to attack Iran, warning that this would be considered participation in aggression.
