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UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe British government has given authorization for the US to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
British ministers met earlier today to discuss the Iran war and Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.
“They confirmed that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes US defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement says.
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