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Defence secretary reveals details of UK's Middle East operations - including taking down Iran drones
UK jets and defensive systems deployed to intercept Iranian drones and protect personnel in coordinated regional operations amid rising threats, Defence Secretary John Healey said.
- On March 1, Defence Secretary John Healey revealed the UK is conducting Middle East operations including taking down Iranian drones and that British jets are flying today to protect UK personnel and allies.
- Following the US‑Israeli strikes on Saturday that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran launched missiles and drones at regional neighbours and coalition sites, prompting UK defensive measures.
- MoD officials confirmed deployments to Qatar and Cyprus alongside heightened force protection, with 300 British personnel reported at an attacked Bahrain base.
- Healey declined to explicitly back the strikes, saying the United States must 'set out the legal basis of the action it took' and insisting the UK played no part while Number 10 confirmed coordinated defensive operations.
- International bodies and legal experts have questioned the strikes, while Dame Priti Patel, Conservative shadow foreign secretary, said the UK government "once again chose to sit on the fence, as they did last year.
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