US EditionUK informed ahead of US strikes on Iran, no request for help, minister says
- UK senior minister Jonathan Reynolds revealed on Sunday that Britain received prior notification of the US attacks on Iran, although no request was made to utilize the Diego Garcia base.
- The US carried out overnight strikes targeting Iran's primary nuclear sites following escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, prompting Britain to increase regional military assets last week as contingency support.
- Jonathan Reynolds stated that the UK was not involved in the strikes but has deployed additional fighter jets to the area and is prepared to take necessary measures to protect its key allies if they face any threats.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iran to resume diplomatic negotiations, emphasizing on X that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is essential and that recent US measures have helped reduce this risk.
- Britain's foreign ministry is preparing an early next week charter flight to evacuate nationals from the region, pending possible reopening of Israeli airspace amid heightened tensions with Tehran vowing to respond by all means.
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UK informed ahead of US strikes on Iran, no request for help, minister says
Britain was informed of the U.S. military strikes on Iran ahead of time, but did not receive any U.S. request for their shared Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean to be used, senior minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.
Britain informed ahead of Iran strikes but not asked to provide Diego Garcia base
Britain was informed of the U.S. military strikes on Iran ahead of time, but did not receive any U.S. request for their shared Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean to be used, senior minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.
The United Kingdom was informed in time about the American attacks on Iran, but did not receive any request from London to support this military action, British Business and Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds said today.
UK was informed ahead of US-Iran strike: minister
Britain did not receive a U.S. request for its Diego Garcia base to be used in the U.S. strikes on Iran, but it was informed ahead of the attack, senior minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday. Reynolds said Britain had moved military assets to the region and would take "all action necessary" to defend its key allies if they came under threat. He added that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was talking to allies on Sunday. "No request was made," the…
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