US EditionIran Warns UK Letting US Use Bases Is 'Participation in Aggression'
Iran condemns UK for allowing US defensive military use of RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, calling it 'participation in aggression' amid escalating Gulf tensions.
- In a phone call Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper that allowing US forces to use British bases constitutes "participation in aggression," criticizing Britain's "negative and biased approach" toward US-Israeli military actions.
- Following criticism for not joining initial strikes on Tehran, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer authorized US forces to use bases like RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire for "limited and defensive" missions targeting Iranian missile capabilities.
- In a Telegram post, Araghchi claimed these actions "will definitely be considered as participation in aggression" and recorded in history, while the UK government insisted it is "absolutely right to protect and defend" 300,000 British nationals in the region.
- Responding to the criticism, Downing Street maintained, "We didn't participate in the initial strikes, and we're not getting drawn into the wider war," emphasizing the limited, defensive nature of base usage.
- Sir Keir warned that the longer the conflict continues, "the bigger the impact on the cost of living," arguing "the best way forward is a negotiated settlement with Iran" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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