LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells reporters as he is en route to a Group of Seven meeting in Canada.
“We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support in the region,” Starmer says.
Britain already has fighter jets in the Middle East as part of an operation to counter threats in Iraq and Syria.
Crews began deployment preparations on Friday morning, when it was clear the situation in the region was deteriorating, a spokesperson for the prime minister says.
Further refuelling aircraft from British bases have been deployed, and additional fighter jets will be sent, the spokesperson adds.
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