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Saturday, February 3, 2024
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Saturday, February 3, 2024
UK calls US a ‘steadfast’ ally after strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria
Britain calls the US its “steadfast” ally and says it supports Washington’s right to respond to attacks, after the US military launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three US troops in Jordan last weekend.
“The UK and US are steadfast allies. We wouldn’t comment on their operations, but we support their right to respond to attacks,” a British government spokesperson says in a statement.
“We have long condemned Iran’s destabilizing activity throughout the region, including its political, financial and military support to a number of militant groups.”
