UK allows US to use bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Hormuz
This photograph shows crude oil tanker “STI Gladiator” at the deep-water commercial and industrial port of Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Elodie CLEMENT / AFP)
nBritain has authorised the United States to use its bases to strike Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, the government said Friday.
nA spokesperson said ministers met and “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”.
nSince the war began on February 28, Britain has allowed the US to use two bases for defensive operations and has deployed air assets to support allies targeted by Tehran’s regional retaliatory campaign.
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