Starmer allows US use of UK bases for strikes on Iran
Mar 11th 2026
In a recorded statement Keir Starmer said the UK will let the US use British bases to target Iran's missile capability, and that UK jets have taken part in defensive operations that intercepted Iranian strikes.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he accepted a US request to use British military bases to launch attacks aimed at degrading Iran's missiles.
- Starmer said the decision is intended to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region.
- He said British jets are airborne as part of coordinated defensive operations and have already intercepted Iranian strikes.
- The move follows a new wave of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and increases the risk of wider regional escalation.